The Tale of Years

The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

1766

in The Copy Book

There are two posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1766. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

John Dalton

At fifteen John Dalton was a village schoolmaster in Kendal; at forty he had published the first scientific theory of atoms.

Dr Wollaston

William Hyde Wollaston discovered new elements and helped Faraday to greatness, all from the top of a tea-tray.