English engineer Thomas Savery patents a steam engine for removing water from mine shafts; with subsequent improvements, the device would later drive the Industrial Revolution.
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The term describes wild or uncultivated land.
A severe famine hits the Deccan region in India from 1630–1632.
In 1651, a series of floods kills as many as 15,000 people and leads to widespread destruction.
Pompeii is buried by materials from the volcano Vesuvius.
English taxonomist John Ray’s History of Plants classified biological species in a new systematic way.
Former World Bank Chief Economist Nicholas Stern predicts the rapid growth of the costs of measures to combat climate change.
Vasco da Gama’s journey establishes a sea route between Europe and India.
The first recorded notion of sustainable forestry is articulated in the Electorate of Saxony.
John Evelyn advocates an extensive reforestation program and the systematic foundation of forests and parks in England, not least to support the British fleet dependent on wood resources.