James Chadwick
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John Chadwick
John Chadwick
1601 - 1680
Joan Shepard
Joan Shepard
1624 - 1674
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1675


Dec 19
Age: 22y

military


Malden, Massachussetts, USA ⇓
A soldier of Mosley's company, he was wounded in the great swamp fight of Dec 19 1675.
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1675 2 – While Wampanoags and Nipmucks attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, Captain Samuel Moseley commands Massachusetts troops in an attack on the Pennacook tribe.

1687


Mar 13
Age: 33y
1687 Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known as the Principia, is published by the Royal Society of London. In it, Newton describes his theory of universal gravitation, explains the laws of mechanics and gives a formula for the speed of sound. The writing of Principia Mathematica ushers in a tidal wave of changes in thought, significantly accelerating the scientific revolution by providing new and practical intellectual tools and becomes the foundation of modern physics.

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