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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
Age: 22y
marriageJohn Leggett New York, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1688 • Neuruppin becomes a Prussian garrison town. |
1693
Age: 27y
birth of childChristina Leggett New York, New York, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1693 • Forces of Louis XIV of France attack Heidelberg, capital of the Electoral Palatinate. |
1725
Oct 10
Age: 59y
| 1725 • The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. |