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1666
| 1666 • Isaac Newton uses a prism to split sunlight into the component colours of the optical spectrum, assisting understanding of the nature of light. He also develops differential calculus. His discoveries this year lead to it being referred to as his Annus mirabilis. |
1688
Sep 14
Age: 22y
marriageCatalyntje Ten Broeck New York, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1688 • Earliest known mention of the balalaika. |
1693
Age: 27y
birth of childChristina Leggett New York, New York, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1693 • The Academia operosorum Labacensis is established in Ljubljana, Slovenia. |
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1694
Age: 28y
| 1694 • The Académie française publishes the first complete edition of its Dictionnaire in Paris. |