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Date |
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| 1 | 1722 | - 1722: French C. Hopffer patents the fire extinguisher.
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| 2 | 1723 | - 1723: Drummer's War 1723-1726.
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| 3 | 1724 | - 1724: Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer.
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| 4 | 1727 | - 1727: George II. Ruler of England 1727-1760. House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
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| 5 | 1733 | - 1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle.
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| 6 | 1744 | - 1744: King George's War: French Colonies vs Great Britain 1744-1748.
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| 7 | 1745 | - 1745: E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor.
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| 8 | 1752 | - 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
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1721 - Abt 1753 (31 years)