Regency Science and Invention

Regency Science and Invention: Paddlesteamer PS Comet

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Scottish inventor and scientist Henry dedicated many years to improving the steam apparatus for the purposes of powering water vessels. Toiling from between 1800 and Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: The Royal Institution

By Anne | October 22, 2024 - 9:57 am |November 15, 2024 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Science and Invention

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Feltham, J. (1802). The Picture of London, for 1803: Being a Correct Guide to All the Curiosities, Amusements, Exhibitions, Public Establishments, and Remarkable Objects, in and Near London; Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: Sewing Machine

By Anne | May 10, 2024 - 7:07 am |May 27, 2024 Regency Men, Regency Science and Invention

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In 1790, Englishman Thomas Saint filed a patent (No. 1764) for a machine that did quilting, stitching, sewing, and for making clothes. Saint was a Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: Smallpox Vaccine

By Anne | November 26, 2023 - 11:12 am |December 12, 2023 Regency Health and Medicine, Regency Science and Invention

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British physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) is credited with the invention of the first vaccine to be administered against a contagious disease. Pioneering the concept of Continue →