- 1689 in science
The year 1689 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Events
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Isaac Newton becomes a Member of Parliament.
*Godfrey Kneller paints a portrait ofIsaac Newton at age 46.Technology
* A
centrifugal pump is invented byDenis Papin .
* Physician and collectorHans Sloane develops a milk chocolate drink inJamaica .
* The first US newspaper, "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign & Domestick", is printed inMassachusetts .
* The earliest known Englishbreech-loading rifle is built by Willmore, who was apprenticed to Foad.Births
* Robert Smith,
mathematician (died 1768)Deaths
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