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  Encyclopedia: 1847   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria...
Events and Trends Technology First use of anaesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand.
Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1847   (4194 words)

  
 1847 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1844 1845 1846 - 1847 - 1848 1849 1850
1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
January 4 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1847   (602 words)

  
 Ohio Internet Resources
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Ohio Events is now listing events according to areas of interests.
Also on the website you can be a part of the digital time capsule, take a virtual tour, see what events are happening in the society throughout the year, see some places in history or become a member of the SCHS.
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