Englishmen, William Lee invents the knitting machine.
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1590
Dutchmen, Zacharias Janssen invents the compound microscope.
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1593
Galileo invents a water thermometer.
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1603
James I. Ruler of England 1603-1625. House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.