Martin Cornelisz Ysselsteyn
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1666 - 1763

1659


Age: 25y
1659 Jan van Riebeeck produces the first South African wine at the Cape of Good Hope.

1666


Age: 32y
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.

1675


Age: 41y
1675 June 25 – Colonial authorities of Rhode Island, Plymouth, and Massachusetts attempt a negotiation with Metacomet (King Philip), leader of the Wampanoags, and seek guarantees of fidelity from the Nipmuck and Narragansett tribes.

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