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By Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795), via Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Josiah Wedgwood’s promotional gift made Abolitionism fashionable.
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© Tamara Menzi, Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
The busy crossroads outside the Houses of Parliament was the testing ground for a new technology.
By Clément Ader, photo © Roby, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.
By Jose Maria Obregon (1832–1902), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Arthur Clough marvels at the vision of a man who could cross the Atlantic without knowing there was a farther shore.
By Friedrich Graetz, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
John Bright dismissed fears that digging a tunnel under the English Channel would encourage a French invasion.
By Frederick Piercy (1830—1891), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Once railway engineer Thomas Brassey made a promise he kept it — even if he wasn’t aware that he’d made one.
© Mike Edwards, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
On the Feast of St John the Baptist, June 24th, 1497, Venetian navigator John Cabot claimed North America for the King of England.