1750-1799

By lucdalemon
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    1750-1799

  • New Experiments and Observations on Electricity

    Benjamin Franklin publishes New Experiments and Observations on Electricity

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod

  • English Dictionary

    Samuel Johnson publishes the first English dictionary

  • Beginning of British Empire

    The British empire starts

  • The Sextant

    John Campbell invents the sextant

  • Chromatic Lens

    Dolland invents the chromatic lens

  • Navigational Clock

    John Harrison invents the navigational clock

  • Improved Steam Engine

    James Watt invents the improved steam engine

  • James Cook

    James Cook discovers new South Wales

  • Joseph Priestly

    Joseph Priestly discovers oxygen

  • Bifocal Eyeglasses

    Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal eyeglasses

  • John Stringfellow

    John Stringfellow invents the British airplane