1712
Newcomen's Atmospheric Engine
At Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, Thomas Newcomen's steam engine pumped water from a coal mine for the first time.
Slave Code Strengthened in Virginia
After the New York revolt and growing Afro-American populations along the Chesapeake, Virginia's House of Burgesses passed new laws codifying lifetime…
Kaempfer's Amoenitates Exoticae
Engelbert Kaempfer, a German physician who had spent two years (1690-92) at the Dutch trading post on Dejima, published Amoenitates Exoticae in Lemgo…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Born in Geneva
The watchmaker's son who would grow up to tell Europe that civilization had corrupted natural man was born in a tall Protestant house above the Rhone.
New York Slave Revolt
Twenty-three enslaved Africans set fire to a building on Maiden Lane and waited with muskets and hatchets.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1712?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1712. The most significant is Newcomen's Atmospheric Engine: At Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, Thomas Newcomen's steam engine pumped water from a coal mine for the first time.
What era was 1712 part of?
1712 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1712?
The events from 1712 span Europe, North America and East Asia.