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Fascinating Facts about 18th Century - 1


This sub-category of the Inventions And Inventors category is for fascinating facts about 18th Century.


The First Anaesthetic
The first anaesthetic was laughing gas. It was discovered in 1799 by Humphry Davis, a British chemist.

The Parachute
The parachute was invented in 1785 by Jean-Pierre F Blanchard of France.


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