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Inventions and Discoveries: Umbrellas

A. D. 1643 Tourbines (Fourneyron) 1827 Tubular bridges, the first, across the Conway, constructed by Stephenson 1848 Tunnel (Brunel) 1804 Turkey-red dye, early known in India; brought to France 1747 ULTRAMARINE was known to the Greeks B. C. 200 Ultramarine, scientific (Tessaertt) A. D. 1814 Ultramarine, scientific (Guime) B. C. 1200 Umbrellas known in China.

Umbrellas, folding, in Italy.

A. D. 1670 Umbrellas introduced into England Umbrellas in France as early as Uranium discovered by Klaproth VACCINATION in Holstein Vaccination introduced in England by Dr. Jenner Valve arrangement in the grindstones of sewing-needle factories (Pastor) Valve-horn (Stötzl) Vapor-baths among the Scythians .

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