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This is a timeline of the 18th century. 1700s John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The Battle of Poltava in 1709 turned the Russian Empire into a European power. 1700–1721: Great Northern War between the Russian and Swedish Empires. 1701: Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I. 1701: Ashanti Empire is formed under ...
28 lug 2016 · Explore 18th-century Britain, which encompasses the battle of Blenheim to the discovery of the vaccine, with our timeline.
- Nicola Rayner
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Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary on April 15th after nine years of writing.
Englishmen John Harrison invents the navigational clock, or marine chronometer, for measuring longitude.
Alexander Cummings invents the flush toilet.Jacques Perrier invents a steamship.Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal eyeglasses.Gervinus of Germany invents the circular saw.Louis Sebastien demonstrates the first parachute.Benjamin Hanks patents the self-winding clock.The Montgolfier brothers invent the hot-air balloon.Englishmen Henry Cort invents the steel roller for steel production.Andrew Meikle invents the threshing machine.Joseph Bramah invents the safety lock.Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom.Claude Berthollet invents chemical bleaching.Charles Augustus Coulomb invents the torsion balance.Jean Pierre Blanchard invents a working parachute.The United States issued its first patent to William Pollard of Philadelphia for a machine that roves and spins cotton.
John Barber invents the gas turbine.Early bicycles are invented in Scotland.William Murdoch invents gas lighting.The first ambulance arrives.- Mary Bellis
Timeline: 18th century. Years: c. 1700 - 1800. Subject: History, Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) Publisher: HistoryWorld. Online Publication Date: 2012. Current online version: 2012. eISBN: 9780191735615. Read More. Jump to a year: BCECE. "18th century" published on by HistoryWorld.
Attitudes and global events during the first decade of the 18th century with links to all decades of the century – in paragraphs listed by the year. 1701, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710 World History Timeline: 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions .
In this chapter, we will seek to understand all that has been mentioned above. Our study begins by looking at the various regions of the world in the 18th century. The initial “global overview” discusses important rulers, cultural trends, and developments that impacted the lives of people.
