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Regency Science and Invention: Sewing Machine

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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: Patents from September 1813

By Anne | October 14, 2022 - 7:20 am |October 20, 2022 Regency Science and Invention

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Descriptions appeared in The Monthly Magazine, Volume 36 (1813). The Repertory of Arts and Manufactures (1813)

Regency Hot Spots: Mr. Heaviside’s Anatomical Collection

By Anne | September 12, 2022 - 7:24 am |September 28, 2022 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Science and Invention

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In 14 Hanover Square, in the home of surgeon John Heaviside (cited in era periodicals as Heavyside), was a museum of anatomical specimens. Largely purchased Continue →

Regency Economy: Industrialization and the Rise in Public Education (Part 1)

By Anne | April 4, 2021 - 7:21 am |April 22, 2021 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Economy

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I saw a very provocative TikTok video this week about the correlation between the rise of public education and factory work, and got SUPER excited. Continue →