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Jamestown is Founded
Jamestown is founded as the first permanent American Settlement -
First Refracting Telescope
Hans Lippershey invents the first telescope from a refracted lens. -
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact is signed. Document would later lay the foundation for American Government. -
Slide Rule
Cornelis Drebble invents the first slide rule to aid mathematical calculations. -
John Winthrop Dreams of a City on a Hill
John Winthrop delivered a message to early colonists often using the phrase "City on a Hill." -
The Micrometer
W. Gascoigne invents the micrometer -
New York founded
Dutch's New Amsterdam is overpowered by the English, and renamed to New York -
Reflecting Telescope
Isaac Newton invents the first Reflecting Telescope -
Pocket Watch
Christian Huygens' Pocket Watch hits the market