1736
Oct 10
| 1736 • Sir Isaac Newton's Method of Fluxions (1671), describing his method of differential calculus, is first published (posthumously) and Thomas Bayes publishes a defense of its logical foundations (anonymously).An Introduction to the Doctrine of Fluxions, and a Defence of the Mathematicians Against the Objections of the Author of the Analyst. |
1768
Age: 31y
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birth of childJeptha King Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA ⇓ Based on the 1830 and 1810 U.S. Censuses, Jeptha was born at earliest 1766, at latest 1770. This fits with his birth date on the 1850 census in Licking, Ohio, which also lists his birth place as Rhode Island. He was likely born at Tiverton, the same place his sister was born three years later. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1768 • Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London. |
1770
Feb 25
Age: 33y
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marriageSarah Fish Rhode Island, USA ⇓ The town marriages index lists Job King's father's name as Benjamin King, and Sarah Fish's father's name as Ebenezer Fish. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1770 • Johann Gottfried Herder meets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Strasbourg. |
1777
Age: 40y
| 1777 • American Revolutionary War – First Battle of Saratoga: Battle of Freeman's Farm: Patriot forces withstand a British attack at Saratoga, New York |
1778
Aug 26
Age: 41y
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militaryRhode Island, USA ⇓ He participated in the Battle of Rhode Island while he served in the Revolutionary War. The war happened August 29th, three days after he was enrolled, and in the same county he lived. His captain, Isaac Cook, also had men who died in the war. The following description comes from Wikipedia: "Continental Army and militia forces under the command of General John Sullivan were withdrawing to the northern part of Aquidneck Island after abandoning their siege of Newport, Rhode Island when the British forces in Newport sortied, supported by recently arrived Royal Navy ships, and attacked the retreating Americans. The battle ended inconclusively, but afterwards Continental forces withdrew to the mainland, leaving Aquidneck Island in British hands. The battle was the first attempt at cooperation between French and American forces following France's entry into the war as an American ally [...] frustrated in part by difficult relations between the commanders, as well as by a storm that damaged both French and British fleets shortly before joint operations were to begin." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1778 • October 24 – Captain Cook explores and maps the Pacific Northwest coast of North America from Cape Foulweather (Oregon) to the Bering Strait. |
1790
Age: 53y
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residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Living nearby is Prince Allen, who married Job and Sarah (Fish) King's daughter Experience. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • The United States patent system is established. |