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Year |
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| 1 | 1663 | - James Gregory invents the first reflecting telescope.
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| 2 | 1668 | - Isaac Newton invents a reflecting telescope.
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| 3 | 1670 | - Dom Pérignon invents Champagne.
- The first reference to a candy cane is made.
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| 4 | 1671 | - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invents a calculating machine.
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| 5 | 1675 | - Christian Huygens patents the pocket watch.
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| 6 | 1676 | - Robert Hooke invents the universal joint.
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| 7 | 1679 | - Denis Papin invents the pressure cooker.
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| 8 | 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.
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| 9 | 1689 | - William III and Mary II. Rulers of England 1689-1702. House of Stuart (restored): Son of William, Prince of Orange, by Mary, daughter of Charles I. Mary eldest daughter of James II. She died 1694.
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