|
Year |
Event(s) |
1 | 1668 | - Isaac Newton invents a reflecting telescope.
|
2 | 1670 | - Dom Pérignon invents Champagne.
- The first reference to a candy cane is made.
|
3 | 1671 | - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invents a calculating machine.
|
4 | 1675 | - Christian Huygens patents the pocket watch.
|
5 | 1676 | - Robert Hooke invents the universal joint.
|
6 | 1679 | - Denis Papin invents the pressure cooker.
|
7 | 1685 | - James II. Ruler of England 1685-1689. House of Stuart (restored): 2nd son of Charles I. Deposed 1688, interregnum Dec 11, 1688, to Feb 13, 1689.
|