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1755
| 1755 • Joseph Black describes his discovery of carbon dioxide ("fixed air") and magnesium in a paper to the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh.Published 1756. |
1771
Age: 16y
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marriageElizabeth Hudson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1771 • Construction of the Putuo Zongcheng Temple complex in Chengde, China is completed during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. |
1772
Age: 17y
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birth of childMary Polly Burton 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1772 • The First Partition of Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth begins. |
after
Age: 55y
1810
Age: 55y
| 1810 • The first steamboat sails on the Ohio River. |