1640
| 1640 • Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg starts to rule. |
1668
Age: 28y
| 1668 • Isaac Newton builds the first reflecting telescope[http://books.google.com/books?id=32IDpTdthm4C&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=newton+reflecting+telescope++1668+letter+1669&source=bl&ots=PKABaGwPaN&sig=rPS8w23_nAp3kH5YMYGZ7JHhOaI&hl=en&ei=0QC1Svf7AsWb8Aa3nqGTDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=newton%20reflecting%20telescope%20%201668%20letter%201669&f=false Isaac Newton: adventurer in thought, by Alfred Rupert Hall, page 67] (Newton's reflector). |
1672
Oct 19
Age: 32y
birth of childMary Atwell New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1672 • Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, is slaughtered by a mob in The Hague. |
1683
Age: 43y
| 1683 • Shi Lang reaches Taiwan and occupies present day Kaohsiung. |