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Date |
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| 1 | 1717 | - Edmond Halley Invents The Diving Bell
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| 2 | 1722 | - French C Hopffer Patents The Fire Extinguisher
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| 3 | 1724 | - Gabriel Fahrenheit Invents The First Mercury Thermometer
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| 4 | 1733 | - John Kay Invents The Flying Shuttle
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| 5 | 1745 | - E G Von Kleist Invents The Leyden Jar ~ The First Electrical Capacitor
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| 6 | 1752 | - Benjamin Franklin Invents The Lightning Rod
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| 7 | 1755 | - Samuel Johnson Publishes The First English Language Dictionary
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| 8 | 1757 | - John Campbell Invents The Sextant
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| 9 | 1758 | - Dolland Invents A Chromatic Lens
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| 10 | 1761 | - James Otis Gives A Four Hour Speech Against The Writs Of Assistance
- Englishmen ~ John Harrison Invents The Navigational Clock Or Marine Chronometer For Measuring Longitude
- George Iii Becomes King Of England
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