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| 1709 |
| | | Abraham Darby at Coalbrookdale discovers the use of coke in the smelting of pig iron | |
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| 1714 |
| | | Fahrenheit perfects the mercury thermometer and decides on a 180-degree interval between the freezing and boiling points of water | |
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| 1714 |
| | | The British government offers a massive £20,000 prize for a chronometer capable of keeping accurate time at sea | |
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| 1731 |
| | | English maker of telescopes John Hadley designs the instrument which evolves into the standard sextant used at sea | |
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| 1733 |
| | | John Kay, working in the Lancashire woollen industry, patents the flying shuttle to speed up weaving | |
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| 1742 |
| | | Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius proposes 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water | |
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| 1744 |
| | | Franklin publishes his design for an improved stove in Account of the New Invented Pennsylvania Fire Place | |
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| 1746 |
| | | Monsieur Passemont constructs in Paris a millennium clock which can record the date in any year up to AD 9999 | |
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| 1761 |
| | | John Harrison's fourth chronometer is only five seconds out at the end of a test journey from England to Jamaica | |
|  | Harrison's 1st Marine Timekeeper
National Maritime Museum
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| 1764 |
| | | James Watt ponders on the inefficiency of contemporary steam engines and invents the condenser | |
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