Meanwhile…

British Factory Act limits child labour and working hours

1833

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Galois and the birth of group theory

1832

steam on the rails: the railway revolution

1825-09-27

Invention of Photography

1826-1839

Capoeira develops among enslaved Africans in Brazil

around the 16th to 19th century

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Birth of tap dance and African-American vernacular rhythm

around 1850

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden