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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. |
1690
Apr 3
Age: 24y
marriageMary Hill Boston, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1690 • Possible year of the disappearance of the western part of the island of Buise in St. Peter's Flood. |
1696
Jun 30
Age: 30y
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birth of childMary Morehouse Fairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ David Tillotson names his father-in-law as Thomas Morehouse of Fairfield, deceased, in a quitclaim in Septemeber 1717. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1696 • Jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur" premieres in Paris. |