Technology
- April 29 - James Watt is granted a British patent for "A method of lessening the consumption of steam in steam engines" – the separate condenser.
- July 3 - Richard Arkwright is granted a British patent for a water-powered spinning frame able to spin thread mechanically.
- Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrates a steam-powered artillery tractor (or 'automobile') in France (see drawing).
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