The increase in the use of the words «fact» and «evidence» from the early eighteenth century coincided with the first significant and sustained increase in economic output per capita in human history.» (businessinsider.com)
Last week I shared two such examples, including Scottish gambler John Law's four - year experiment with paper money in the early eighteenth century, which ruined France's economy and laid the groundwork for the French Revolution. (usfunds.com)
In the early eighteenth century, it was the custom at Harvard College for the president to deliver a lecture on Saturday morning on a theological topic. (firstthings.com)