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Telescope
invented by Hans Lippershey
telescope is an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a…
Slide Rule
invented by William Oughtred
The slide rule is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used…
Barometer
invented by Evangelista Torricelli
A barometer is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure in…
Vacuum pump
invented by Otto von guericke
A vacuum pump is a device that draws gas molecules from a sealed volume in…
Friction machine
invented by Otto von guericke
An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is an electromechanical…
Piano
invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori
The piano is an acoustic, keyboard and stringed musical instrument in which the…
Thermometer
invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or a temperature gradient…
lead chamber process
invented by John Roebuck
The lead chamber process was an industrial method used to produce sulfuric acid…
Artificial refrigeration machine
invented by William Cullen
The term refrigeration means cooling a space, substance or system to lower…
Spinning jenny
invented by James Hargreaves
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key…
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