Interesting Facts

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 13, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 11.

Interesting Facts.

GLASS windows were used for lights in 1180. Chimneys first put up to houses in 1236. Tallow candles for lights, 1290. Spectacles invented by an Italian in 1240. Paper made from linen, 1302. Woolen cloth made in England, 1341. Art of printing from movable type, 1440. Watches first made in Germany, 1447. Telescopes invented by Porta and Janson, 1590. Tea first brought from China to Europe in 1501. Circulation of blood discovered by Hervey in 1610. Newspaper first established in 1629. Pendulum clocks first invented in 1639. Barometer invented by Torricelli in 1535. Steam engine invented in 1649. Bread made with yeast in 1650. Cotton planted in the United States in 1759. Fire engine invented in 1685. Telegraph invented by Morse in 1832.