Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
1776 · Work
Foundational treatise of classical economics; defends free markets and division of labour.
On these timelines: Master, Arts and Thoughts, Economic History, United Kingdom (combined), Scotland
Around 1776
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- American Declaration of Independence (1776)
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- American Revolution (1775)
- American Revolutionary War (1775)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769)
- Watt's separate-condenser steam engine patent (1769)
- US Constitution (1787)
- Otto von Bismarck (1815)