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Most Important Inventions and Discoveries Of All Ages: England
Bridges, iron suspension, very old in China; in England the first erected Bridges, wire (Richard Lee, in England) Broihan (a kind of beer, Cord Broihan), Hanover Bromine discovered by Balard Brunswick mum or beer (Christopher Mumme) Burning glass known as early as A. D. 1779 1741 1816 0 • 1526 1826 1498 B. C. 500 500 Burning reflectors are said to have been known to the ancients (Archimedes).
Johann Regiomontanus made the first large-sized parabolical one A. D. 1450 CABLE, submarine, between Dover and Calais 1850 Cadmium (Strohmeir and Hermann) 1818 Calico-print works, the first, established 1742 Caloric engine (Ericson), the first 1827 Caloric engine, improved and employed 1848 Camel engine, for raising ships (Baker, in Holland) 1658 Camera obscura (Johann Baptist Porta) about 1560 Campeachy (Brazilian) wood introduced into England 1570 Candle-moulds of pewter (Freitag at Gera). 1760 Candles were known at Byzantium 300 Candles, made of spermaceti, invented at Vienna • 1742 Candles, stearine (Chevreul and Braconnot) 1825 Card-wire, invented by a monk • 0 1360 Cards (machines for making them) invented by a Bavarian in Paris 0 1750 Carmine, invented by a monk at Pisa . 1580 Carmine, preparation made known by Hamberg 1695 Carpets before 800 Catapult known- B C. 400 400 Cerium discovered by Berzelius A. D. 1803 Charlière, air baloon. 1783 Chemistry, modern, founded through Lavoisier's labors relative to combustion 1782 Chicory • 1750 Chimneys came into use about 1400 Chinese wall built • B. C. 400 Chinese characters (writing), invented by King Tu-hi about B. C. 2940 Chloride of lime bleaching powder (MacIntosh).
A. D. 1798 Chocolate, brought by the Spaniards from Mexico to Europe 1520 Chromium discovered by Vauquelin 1798 Cinnabar B. C. 1500 Cinnabar, prepared in the fluid state (Schulze) A. D. 1687 Ciphers, Arabic, introduced by Leonardo Fibacci Circular-saw A. D. 1854 Clarionet (J. C. Denner, of Leipsig, at Nuremberg) Clock lamp (Carcel) about.