1709
ID: 474
Gabriel Fahrenheit creates first alcohol thermometer using mathematical temperature scale
ID: 474
1709
ID: 475
Abraham Darby I uses coke instead of charcoal to smelt iron at Coalbrookdale, revolutionizing metallurgy
ID: 475
1709
ID: 3766
Denmark defeats Swedish invasion - failed attempt by Charles XII to knock Denmark out of war
ID: 3766
1709
ID: 5944
Herculaneum accidentally rediscovered - well digger finds ancient theater, perfectly preserved by volcanic material
ID: 5944
1709
ID: 5990
July 8, 1709
Battle of Poltava - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden, Russia becomes European great power
ID: 5990