Date unknown The first English translation of Goethe's Theory of Colours by Charles Eastlake is published. The first known photograph of Niagara Falls, a daguerreotype, is taken by English chemist Hugh Lee Pattinson. Kajima, a construction company based in Japan, is founded in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Approximate date – Volcanic eruption of Tinakula in the Solomon Islands causes the island to be depopulated.
Date unknown The first English translation of Goethe's Theory of Col,ours by Charles Eastlake is published. The first known photograph of Niagara Falls a daguerreotype, is taken by English chemist Hugh Lee Pattinson. Kajima, a construction company based in Japan, is founded in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Approximate date – Volcanic eruption of Tinakula in the Solomon Islands causes the island to be depopulated.