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1787 - Steamboat Perseverance
John Fitch, 43, originally a clockmaker then a gunsmith, successfully trials his steamboat Perseverance on the Delaware river. Fitch's...
Luc CHAMBON
Jul 10
4 min read
1773 - French Belief in Steamboats
Claude d’Auxiron, ex-officer and polymath, a rightly renowned economist, 41, and Charles Monnin de Follenay, ex-officer, 38, formed last...
Luc CHAMBON
Jun 23
3 min read
1776 - Steamboat Le Palmipède
Claude de Jouffroy d'Abbans Looking for a solution of river navigation substituting for the horse-drawn barges, a French gentleman,...
Luc CHAMBON
Apr 21
7 min read
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