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Hace 2 días · 18th century Major developments : Flintlocks completely displace matchlock firearms in Europe both on land and at sea. Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet discovers "cylinder powder", gunpowder produced using charcoal in iron cylinders, which is twice as powerful as traditional gunpowder and less likely to spoil.
Hace 4 días · The first recorded history of the Dutch oven cooking pot was towards the end of the 18th century, around 1769. Dutch ovens have changed and been used in many shapes and materials in different parts of the world. Dutch ovens today, such as Le Creuset, only slightly resemble those of our ancestors. Before reading this article, it is essential to ...
Hace 4 días · 370. Famine in Phrygia. Phrygia. 372–373. Famine in Edessa. Edessa. 400–800. Various famines in Western Europe associated with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and its sack by Alaric I. Between 400 and 800 AD, the population of the city of Rome fell by over 90%, mainly because of famine and plague. [citation needed]
Hace 1 día · Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.
Hace 2 días · In mid-18th century Britain there was assistance available for women who were not able to raise their children. The Foundling Hospital opened in 1756 and was able to take in some of the illegitimate children. However, the conditions within the hospital caused Parliament to withdraw funding and the governors to live off of their own incomes.
Hace 1 día · 1894–1895. Presidential standard of Jean Casimir-Perier. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "CP". 1895–1899. Presidential standard of Félix Faure. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "FF". 1899–1906.
Hace 23 horas · Instead, the 18th century was arguably the Ayutthaya Kingdom's most prosperous, particularly due to trade with Qing China. The growth of China's population in the late 17th–18th centuries, alongside nationwide rice shortages and famines in Southern China, meant that China was eager to import rice from other nations, particularly from Ayutthaya.
