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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1762 | - 1762—1762: Cigars introduced into Britain from Cuba
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| 2 | 1764 | - 1764—1764: James Hargeaves invents the Spinning Jenny (but destroyed 1768)
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| 3 | 1767 | - 1767—1767: Newcomen's steam pumping engine perfected by James Watt
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| 4 | 1768 | - 6 Dec 1768—6 Dec 1768: The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica' published in Edinburgh by
William Smellie
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| 5 | 1769 | - 1769—1769: Arkwright invents water frame (textile production)
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| 6 | 1770 | - 28 Apr 1770—28 Apr 1770: Capt James Cook lands in Australia (Botany Bay) ? Aug 21: formally claims
Australia for Britain
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