1689 in science
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The year 1689 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Events
- Isaac Newton becomes a Member of Parliament.
- Godfrey Kneller paints a portrait of Isaac Newton at age 46.
Technology
- A centrifugal pump is invented by Denis Papin.
- Physician and collector Hans Sloane develops a milk chocolate drink in Jamaica.
- The first US newspaper, Publick Occurrences Both Forreign & Domestick, is printed in Massachusetts.
- The earliest known English breech-loading rifle is built by Willmore, who was apprenticed to Foad.
Births
- Robert Smith, mathematician (died 1768)