1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Where: In the Indian Ocean. In between Sri Lanka and Indonesia‚ but closer to Indonesia and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It occurred the 26 of December 2004‚ the magnitude was 9.2 for 5 minutes. It has been said to be one of the most powerful earthquakes for 100 years. It was caused by the a fault rupture on the subduction zone of the Indian (Eurasian) plate and the Sunda plate (Indonesian plate). It has been recorded that the epicentre was 20km under the sea
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Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚
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Cities. Doctors and Nurses was that after 1870 doctors started to use things like like anaesthetic and antibiotics to stop diseases caused by bacteria but they didnt know that then‚ and also so they die from diseases. Magic Midwives‚ which was after 1750 midwives started caring for patients more to stop illnesses until they were better‚ and and by that time some rich hospitals had also got maternaty bedsso pregnant women and children didnt have to lie on the floor while the they were in labour. Jenners
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From 1492 to 1750 in the Americas and Africa‚ there were social and political changes such as shift in power in the Americas‚ the power going from the natives to the Europeans; a change in the demographics of the Americas‚ Europeans became a part of the population and the population of native decreases dramatically; and a change of Africa where Africans were taken from their homes and sold for slavery. In the Americas there was a dramatic political change of power going from the natives in America
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This work of BUS 650 Entire Course consists of: BUS 650 Final.doc BUS 650 Week 1 assignment.doc BUS 650 Week 1 dqs.doc BUS 650 Week 2 assignment.doc BUS 650 Week 2 dqs.doc BUS 650 Week 3 assignment.doc BUS 650 Week 3 dqs.doc BUS 650 Week 4 assignment.doc BUS 650 Week 4 dqs.doc BUS 650 Week 5 assignment.doc BUS 650 Week 5 dqs.doc BUS 650 Week 6 dqs.doc Deadline: ( )‚ Business - General Business I wanted to know is there a way I can get the
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Hossain Descriptive Essay July 2‚ 2013 The Ocean The ocean‚ from the Pacific to the Atlantic and the Indian to the Artic‚ is a vast and enchanting part of our world. The oceans of this world cover more than sixty six percent and that number is steadily rising. There are so many facets of the ocean that are yet to be discovered‚ but as someone who lives fifteen minutes away from a beach‚ it is hard not to be intoxicated by the allure that the ocean draws. Oceans have their own smell‚ feel‚ taste and sound
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This file of BUS 650 Final includes: The paper must identify the main issues in the chosen area‚ new learning that has occurred‚ class activities or incidents that facilitated learning and understanding‚ and specific current and/or future applications and relevance to the workplace. The emphasis of the paper should be on application of new learning. Business - General Business Focus of the Final Paper Evaluation of Corporate Performance The Final Project will involve applying
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Anonymous Unit 4 During the period of 600- 1450‚ the eastern hemisphere was connected through many trading routes. Although both the IOT and SR resulted in immense wealth being created‚ the IOT promoted islam through its ocean voyages and the SR supported Christianity through the overland routes‚ and it had more drastic effects on society. The SR and IOT were profiting in immense wealth due to being exclusive traders. When the Crusaders or the Christian knights from Western Europe came
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COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain.
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