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A. D. 



CHRONOLOGY. 



appeared ; tee ASTHOXOMY, p. 815. The Eng- 

 lish defeat the Dutch in a naval battle near Har- 



h, June -S. The plague raged in London. 

 Tl* ma^ic lanthorn invented by Kirchcr. The 

 Spaniard .< defeated br the Portuguese at Villa 



iota, June 7, O. S. Ralph Cudworth, ob. 

 168S, *t. 71. 



1666. A comet wai teen at Ceylon. A naval engage- 



ment between the English and Dutch near Dun- 

 kirk, June 1, 4. The English defeat the Dutch 

 fleet near the Thames, July 25, and 26. A fire 

 in London, which extended to 600 streets, and 

 burnt 13,200 homes, Sept. 2. The English 

 settle in Antigua. War declared between Eng- 

 land and Denmark. Academy of Sciences es- 

 tablished in France. Giles Menage, ob. 169'2, 

 *t. 79. 



1667. A commercial treaty between Britain and Spain, 



May 23. The treaty of Breda, July 31. War 

 between France and Spain. Charles de St Evre- 

 raond, ob. 1703, set. 90. 



1668. A comet appeared on the 7th March in Aries. 



The Newtonian telescope invented before this : it 

 was exhibited to the king on the 1 1th Jan. 1672. 

 A treaty of commerce between Britain and Hol- 

 land, Feb. 17. The triple alliance of Britain, 

 Sweden, and Holland, against France, Jan. 23. 

 Peace between Portugal and Spain, after 26 

 years of war, Feb. 3, O. S. Peace of Aix-la- 

 Chapellc between Spain and France, April 22, 

 O. S. Benedict de Spinosa, ob. 1678, zt. 44. 

 1$69. The Turks take Candfa, Sept. 6, O. S. A trea- 

 ty of commerce between Britain and Savoy, 

 Sept. 19. Huygens, ob. 1695, zt. 66. 



1670. A treaty of commerce between Britain and Den- 



mark, July 11. Peace of Madrid between Bri- 

 tain and Spain, July 18. Hevelius discovered 

 a new star, July 15, which disappeared, and be- 

 came visible in 1672. Sir Christopher Wren, 

 ob. 1723, zt. 91. 



1671. Cassini discovers the sixth of Saturn's satellites 



in October. Isaac Barrow, ob. 1677, zt. 47. 



1672. A comet appears ; see ASTRONOMY, p. 815. 



TheCassegrainian telescope invented before this. 

 France declares war against Holland, April 6. 

 England declared war against Holland, March 

 17. War between the Poles and Turks. A 

 league against France between the Empire and 

 Holland, July 15, O. S. A severe naval battle 

 between the English and Dutch in Solebay, 

 May 28. Louis XIV. subdues great part of 

 Holland. The prince of Orange made Stadt- 

 holder, and J. de Wit put to death, Aug. 12. 

 Cawini discovers Saturn's 3d satellite. Sir W. 

 Temple, ob. 1700, zt. 72. 



1673. The Dutch fleet defeated by that of the Eng- 



lish and French, May 28, June 14, and Aug. 

 1 1. The king of France makes war upon Spain, 

 Oct. 9, O. S. The Poles defeat the Turks, 

 near Choczim, Oct. 31. Rene Rapin, ob. 1687, 

 zt.66. 



Treaty between Britain, Spain, and Holland, Feb 

 19. Sicily revolts from Spain. The battle ot 

 Leneffin Flanders, Aug. 1, O. S. The French 

 fir*t settle in the East Indies. Academy of Sois- 

 toni established. The Imperialists defeated at 

 Entheim by Turenne, Sept. 24, O. S. at Mul- 

 bauien, Dec. 19, O. S. and at Turkeitn, Dec. 

 O. S. Treaty between Britain and Hol- 



A. n. 



land, at London, Dec. 1 1. Dr Thomas Syden- 

 ham, ob. 16N9, zt. 66. 



\Var between Denmark and Sweden. Turenne 

 passes the Rhine, and is opposed by Monteculi. 

 The Swedes defeated by the Prussians at Fehr- 

 bellin, June 8, O. S. Battle of Altcnheim, Ju- 

 ly 22, O. S. Treaty between Britain and Hol- 

 land at the Hague, Dec. 30. Robert Boyle, 

 ob. 1691, xt. 



167t>. Meteoric stones fell from a ball of fire into the sea, 

 S. S. W. of Leghorn, on the 21st of May. Ca- 

 rolina planted by English merchants. The 

 king of France makes war upon Denmark, Aug. 

 _'S. The French defeat the allied fleet at Pa- 

 lermo, May 23, O. S. The Royal Observatory 

 at Greenwich built. Samuel Puffendorf, ob. 

 1694, xt. 63. 



li>77. Meteoric stones fell at Ermansdorf near Roosen- 

 haven, on the '28th May. The commercial trea- 

 ty of St Germain, between Britain and France, 

 Feb. 21th. The prince of Orange defeated near 

 Cassel by the French, April 1, O. S. The 

 Protestants revolt in Hungary. A comet ap- 

 peared ; see ASTRONOMY, p. 815. The 

 Danes defeated by the Swedes at Landscroon, 

 Dec. 4, O. S. Carlo Maratti, ob. 1713, a:t. 88. 



1678. A singular darkness at noon, Jan. 12. Alliance 



of Westminster, between Britain and Holland, 

 March 3. Peace of Nimeguen between France 

 and Holland, July 31, O. S. Peace between 

 France and Spain, Sept. 17. The Tartars at- 

 tack the Russians. A comet appeared ; see 

 ASTRONOMY, p. 815. The popish plot disco- 

 vered by Oaks, Sept. 6. Daniel George Mor- 

 hoff, ob. 1691, zt. 53. 



1679. The long parliament of England dissolved, Jan. 



25. The peace of Nimeguen, between Germany 

 and France, signed Jan. 26, O. S. Peace be- 

 tween Denmark and Sweden, Aug. 23, O. S. 

 An engagement between the English and Moors, 

 which continued eleven days, at Tangier, Nov. 

 7. John de la Bruycre, bb. 1696, zt. 57. 



1680. Charles XI. declared absolute. A comet appear- 



ed ; see ASTRONOMY, p. 815. Lord StrafFord 

 beheaded. John de la Fontaine, ob. 1695, xt.74. 



1681. A comet appeared. Dissensions between the 



king of England and parliament. Penny post 

 in London began ; established by government 

 in 1711 ; postage increased to 2d. in 1801. Sir 

 George Mackenzie, ob. 1691, zt. 53. James, 

 duke of Monmouth, ob. 1683, zt. 36. 



1682. A comet appears ; see ASTRONOMY, p. 815. 



Bouhours, ob. 1702, zt. 74. Marshal Schom- 

 berg, ob. 1690. 



1683. The Rye-house plot discovered, June 14. A co- 



met appeared ; see ASTRONOMY, p. 815. The 

 Turks besiege Vienna. Lord Russel beheaded, 

 July 21st. John Dryden.ob. 1701, zt. 70. 



1684. A truce between France and Spain. The duke 



of Lorraine defeats 150,000 Turks at Weit/en, 

 June 17, O.S. A comet appeared ; see ASTRO- 

 NOMY, p. 815. Cassini discovers the 1st and 2d 

 satellites of Saturn in March. Racine, ob. 

 169!), Tt. 60. George Saville, Marquis of Hali- 

 fax, ob. KiiCi, ;rt.62. 



1085. Revocation of the edict of Nant/, Oct. 12, O. S. 

 Commotions in England and Scotland. Duke 

 ot Monmouth defeated at Sedgemorc, July 6. 

 Charlei II. dies Feb. 6, zt. 55. Vauban, ob. 



