ated ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁She ▁returns ▁to ▁France ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁B oug ain ville ▁and ▁his ▁ships . ▁ ▁April – J une ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁James ▁Cook ▁arriv es ▁in ▁T ah iti , ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁H M ▁B ark ▁Ende av our , ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁Trans it ▁of ▁Ven us ▁observed ▁from ▁T ah iti ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁voyage , ▁the ▁data ▁is ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁in ac cur ate ▁in ▁determ ining ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁Earth . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁James ▁W att ▁is ▁granted ▁a ▁British ▁pat ent ▁for ▁" A ▁method ▁of ▁less ening ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁steam ▁in ▁steam ▁engines " ▁– ▁the ▁separate ▁cond enser , ▁a ▁key ▁improvement ▁( first ▁de vised ▁by ▁W att ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 5 ) ▁which ▁stim ul ates ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁May ▁ 9 ▁– ▁France ▁conqu ers ▁C ors ica . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁Charles ▁III ▁of ▁Spain ▁sends ▁Spanish ▁mission aries , ▁who ▁found ▁California ▁miss ions ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Mon ter ey , ▁and ▁begin ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁California . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁Card inal ▁Giovanni ▁V inc en zo ▁Antonio ▁Gang anel li ▁is ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 4 9 th ▁po pe , ▁succeed ing ▁the ▁late ▁Clement ▁XIII ▁and ▁choosing