1620 ⟶ Cornelis Drebbel Constructs First Submersible

Cornelis Drebbel, funded by James I of England, builds the f...
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🚽 First Flush Toilet Designed and Published

First flush toilet is introduced by Sir John Harrington of England, the design published under the title 'The Metamorphosis of Ajax'.⟶
First Flush Toilet Designed and Published (1591)
HygienePublic Health
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🤿 Cornelis Drebbel Constructs First Submersible

Cornelis Drebbel, funded by James I of England, builds the first 'submarine' made of wood and greased leather.⟶
Cornelis Drebbel Constructs First Submersible (1620)
Naval TechnologySubmarine
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📏 William Oughtred Invents the Slide Rule

Slide rule: invented by William Oughtred⟶
William Oughtred Invents the Slide Rule (1630)
MathematicsScientific RevolutionToolsMeasurement
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔭 James Gregory Publishes Design for Reflecting Telescope

James Gregory publishes designs for a reflecting telescope.⟶
James Gregory Publishes Design for Reflecting Telescope (1663)
AstronomyOpticsTelescopesScientific RevolutionInstrumentation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔭 Newton Constructs First Reflecting Telescope

First functional reflecting telescope constructed by Isaac Newton.⟶
Newton Constructs First Reflecting Telescope (1668)
OpticsIsaac NewtonScientific RevolutionAstronomyTelescopeInstrumentation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔭 Isaac Newton Constructs First Reflecting Telescope

The first known operational reflecting telescope is built by Isaac Newton.⟶
Isaac Newton Constructs First Reflecting Telescope (1669)
OpticsTelescopesIsaac NewtonScientific RevolutionAstronomyPhysics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom