Documents in Year 1759                     

Links of Interest:

• King George II, British Monarch over American Colonies

• French and Indian War Timeline 1754-1763

• Technology:

John Harrison, 66 year old English carpenter, completes H4, a 3 pound timekeeper for determining longitude at sea eventually making it possible for England to control the shipping trade. Go Back to 1757 or forward to 1772
Lasky, Kathryn. The Man Who Made Time Travel. Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003.
Sobel, Dava. Longitude. New York: Walker, 1995.