Birth of William Wordsworth
Birth of William Wordsworth
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1770 in Great Britain
Explore 16 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1770.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1770
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April
Birth of George Canning
Birth of George Canning
Birth of Edward Codrington
Birth of Edward Codrington
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson
Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson
Greenwich Lunar Observations Support Navigation
Observatory measurements contributed to improving predictions used to calculate a ship's longitude. The change strengthened the relationship between astronomy and accurate clocks.
Greenwich Lunar Tables Assist Mariners
The observatory supplied astronomical measurements that supported calculation of the Moon's predicted position.
Industrial Revolution
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny which he patents in 1770
Kings Friends
Appoints Lord North as his own Minister from a party of "Kings friends"
Oxford Canal
Surveying of the route and initial construction were originally supervised by the celebrated engineer James Brindley, assisted by Samuel Simcock who was also Brindley's brother-in-law
Oxford Canal
Surveying of the route and initial construction were originally supervised by the celebrated engineer James Brindley, assisted by Samuel Simcock who was also Brindley's brother-in-law
Rear Admiral
Appointed Rear Admiral
Reform of Colonial Taxation
Repeals the Townshend Acts, except duty on tea, in response to unrest in America
Rule of Falkland Islands
Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace Treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty
Ship Repair Supports Salthouse Traffic
Facilities adjacent to the basin could service sailing vessels engaged in Liverpool's expanding commerce. The episode shows how specialised basins became part of a larger harbour system.
Siege of Port Egmont
Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace Treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty
Thoughts on the Present Discontents
Publication of "Thoughts On the Present Discontents"
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