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3 days ago · 1852: Roger Fenton takes early photos of Moscow. Taken as part of a series by traveling British photographer Roger Fenton, this photo of Moscow is one of the earliest surviving images of imperial ...
4 days ago · The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas.
2 days ago · 19th century 1800s. 1800: Alessandro Volta invents the voltaic pile, an early form of battery in Italy, based on previous works by Luigi Galvani. 1802: Humphry Davy invents the arc lamp (exact date unclear; not practical as a light source until the invention of efficient electric generators).
4 days ago · In 19th-century London, this question captivated everyone who entered Frederick Hudson’s spirit photography studio—from scientists to supernaturalists and everyone in between.
4 days ago · Industrial Revolution. A map depicting the spread of the Industrial Revolution through Europe in the 19th century. In the period 1760 to 1830 the Industrial Revolution was largely confined to Britain. Aware of their head start, the British forbade the export of machinery, skilled workers, and manufacturing techniques.
4 days ago · Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. A thematic and chronological organization brings together the major time periods, politics, the Civil War, economy, and social and cultural history of the nineteenth century.
4 days ago · Romanticism, attitude or intellectual orientation that characterized many works of literature, painting, music, architecture, criticism, and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century.
