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Hace 3 días · 19th century. An 1835 illustration of power loom weaving, as part of the Industrial Revolution. The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval.
Hace 2 días · 18th century 1700s. 1709: Bartolomeo Cristofori crafts the first piano. 1709: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer. 1710s. 1712: Thomas Newcomen builds the first commercial steam engine to pump water out of mines. Newcomen's engine, unlike Thomas Savery's, uses a piston. 1730s
Hace 2 días · 18th century. The 18th century saw an increasing emphasis on America itself as fit subject matter for its poets. This trend is most evident in the works of Philip Freneau (1752–1832), who is also notable for the unusually sympathetic attitude to Native Americans, which was reflective of his skepticism toward American culture.
Hace 5 días · The Methodist Church. Primitive Methodist Church, U.S.A. (Show more) Recent News. May 5, 2024, 8:38 AM ET (AP) Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants. May 3, 2024, 5:42 PM ET (AP) United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages.
Hace 5 días · The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America | Reviews in History. Book: The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America. Kate Haulman. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press, 2014, ISBN: 9781469619019; 306pp.; Price: £34.50. Reviewer: Professor Gaye Wilson. Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies.
Hace 5 días · What experts shaped enlightened eating in the 18th century? Spary introduces us to physicians, chemists, university faculty, cookbook authors, guild masters, theologians, renowned hosts and diners, all of whom made claims to alimentary expertise.
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