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Feb 12, 1543
Copernicus claims the universe is heliocentric
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Adam Smith publishes Wealth of Nations
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James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
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James Watt perfects the steam engine
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Eli Whitney invents the cotten gin
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Robert Fulton invents the first steam boat
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Factory Act of 1833 limits work hours for women and children
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Opening of the Suez Canal
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Karl Marx writes the communist Manifesto
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Marie Curie recieves nobel prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases
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Albert Einstein publishes article on the theory of relativity