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Most Important Inventions and Discoveries Of All Ages: Kircher
Iron, oldest implements, known B, C. 1200 JEW'S Harp (Pater Kircher) Jew's Harp, the present one (Eschenbach) Jupiter's satellites first seen KALEIDOSCOPE (Pater Kircher) A. D. 1650 1806 1610 • 1646 Kaleidoscope became an article of commerce through Bauer, of Nuremberg 1798 Kaleidoscope, by Sir David Brewster 4 1817 Kamptulicon 1862 Knitting became known in France 1527 LACEMAKING (bobbinwork), introduced into Annaberg by Barbara Uttman 1520 Lamp cylinder (Quinquet), about 1756 Lamp with double draught of air (Argand) 1783 Lefancheux gun 曲 1832 Lemonade, invented by Italiens in Paris 1630 Letter envelope machine (Edwin Hill and Warren de la Rue) 1845 Leyden jar و Life Insurance Association (Bishop Allen, in England) Light, Drummond's about Light, electric (Jacobi) Light, velocity of, measurement by the eclipse of Jupiter's satellites A. D. 1675 Light, theory of (Newton's) Light, velocity of, measurement by Fizean's method 1849 Light, undulatory theory, first elements by Hooke 1665 Lighting of streets was in use as early as 360 Lighting of streets introduced in London by legislative enactment 備 1414 Lightning-conductors (Benjamin Franklin) 1752 Lime-washing in the manufacture of stearic acid (De Milly) . 1831 Linen paper invented by the Chinese 95 Linen paper in Italy 1340 Lithography (Senefelder) 1798 Lock, the French (Freitag, at Gera) 1732 Lock, combination (Boissier) 1778 Locomotive, the first 1785 Looking-glasses, known about 1300 Lucifer matches 1833 MADDER, cultivated in Germany as early as 1550 Magic lantern (A. Kircher) 1640 १ Magnesium, first manufactured by Bussy 1829 Magnet, known in China B. C. 2400 Magnetic needle (Flavio Gioja, of Amalfi) A. D. 1300 Magnifying-glasses (Alhazen) about 1050 Maize, brought to Europe 1493 Manometer (Otto von Guericke) 1661 Maps, drawn according to latitude and longitude (Ptolemy) 135 Maps, by wood-engraving, the German monk Donis 1467 Measurement of the earth, the first, by Eratosthenes B. C. 228 Measures, French system of, decreed on 8th May A. D. 1790 Merino sheep, introduced into Spain about 1600 Metronome (Loulin) 1730 Mezzotinto, art of, in copper-plate engraving (Siegin) 1643 Microscope (Zacharias Jansen, at Middelburg) 1590 Milly candles 1831 Mirrors, with tin-foil, at Murano, near Venice Mirrors, cast (gegossene) (Theward, in France) Mowing-machine (Boyce, in England) Mineral system, the first, laid down by Agricola about Moderator lamp (Franchot) Montgolfier, air-balloon Mountain boring machine (Bartels, at Zellerfeld) Mowing-machine, by Smith 1591 1688 1799 . 1530 1834 Mowing-machine, improved by McCormick A. D. 1840 Mule-jenny, by Samuel Crompton Mule-loom, self-acting (Roberts) 1825 Musical notes were letters among the ancients. Musical notes, the present ones (Guido d'Arezzo) 1022 Musical notes, engraved on wood 1473 Music-printing, invented by Februcci towards .