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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 • William of Orange captures Exeter after the magistrates flee the city. |
1693
Age: 27y
birth of childChristina Leggett New York, New York, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1693 • Nine Years' War: The Dutch-English army led personally by King William III of England is defeated by the French (with Irish Jacobite mercenaries) at the Battle of Landen near Neerwinden in Flemish Brabant. |
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1694
Age: 28y
| 1694 • The Académie française publishes the first complete edition of its Dictionnaire in Paris. |