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The 1840s (pronounced "eighteen-forties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849. The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely unsuccessful Revolutions of 1848 , also known as the Springtime of Nations .
1840: John Herschel invents the blueprint. [423] 1841: Alexander Bain devises a printing telegraph. [424] 1842: William Robert Grove invents the first fuel cell. 1842: John Bennet Lawes invents superphosphate, the first man-made fertilizer. 1844: Friedrich Gottlob Keller and, independently, Charles Fenerty come up with the wood pulp method of ...
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April 7 – Thaddeus Betts, U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840 (born 1789) August 10 – Seymour Brunson, early Mormon convert (born 1798) August 27 – William Kneass, second Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1824 to 1840 (born 1781)
1840 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1840, the ...
1840s in the United States by state or territory (50 C) 1840s disestablishments in the United States (38 C, 2 P) 1840s establishments in the United States (52 C, 1 P)
1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s ... 2021 – Central Park Tower ... A subterranean Neopythagorean basilica nearby also dates to this ...