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| 1 | 1656 | - 1656: Christian Huygens invents a pendulum clock.
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| 2 | 1658 | - 1658: Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector. Ruler of England 1658-1659. Commonwealth & Proctorate: 3rd son of Oliver. Resigned May 25, 1659.
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| 3 | 1660 | - 1660: Cuckoo clocks made in Furtwangen, Germany, in the Black Forest region.
- 1660: Charles II. Ruler of England 1660-1685. House of Stuart (restored): Eldest son of Charles I, died without issue. De Jure King from Jan 30, 1649.
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| 4 | 1663 | - 1663: James Gregory invents the first reflecting telescope.
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| 5 | 1668 | - 1668: Isaac Newton invents a reflecting telescope.
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| 6 | 1670 | - 1670: Dom Pérignon invents Champagne.
- 1670: The first reference to a candy cane is made.
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| 7 | 1671 | - 1671: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invents a calculating machine.
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| 8 | 1675 | - 1675: Christian Huygens patents the pocket watch.
- 1675: King Philip's War: New England colonies vs Wampanoag, Narragansett and Nipmuck Indians 1675-1676.
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| 9 | 1676 | - 1676: Robert Hooke invents the universal joint.
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| 10 | 1679 | - 1679: Denis Papin invents the pressure cooker.
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| 11 | 1685 | - 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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| 12 | 1689 | - 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.
- 1689: King William's War: English Colonies vs France 1689-1697.
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| 13 | 1698 | - 1698: Englishman, Thomas Savery invents a steam pump.
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| 14 | 1701 | - 1701: Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.
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| 15 | 1702 | - 1702: Anne. Ruler of England 1702-1714. House of Stuart (restored): 2nd daughter of James II. Died with no living heirs.
- 1702: Queen Anne's War: English Colonies vs France 1702-1713.
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| 16 | 1709 | - 1709: Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano.
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| 17 | 1711 | - 1711: Englishmen, John Shore invents the tuning fork.
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| 18 | 1712 | - 1712: Thomas Newcomen patents the atmospheric steam engine.
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| 19 | 1714 | - 1714: George I. Ruler of England 1714-1727. House of Hanover: Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sohia, grand-daughter of James I. Proclaimed King under Act of Settlement.
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| 20 | 1717 | - 1717: Edmond Halley invents the diving bell.
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| 21 | 1722 | - 1722: French C. Hopffer patents the fire extinguisher.
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| 22 | 1723 | - 1723: Drummer's War 1723-1726.
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| 23 | 1724 | - 1724: Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer.
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| 24 | 1727 | - 1727: George II. Ruler of England 1727-1760. House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
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| 25 | 1733 | - 1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle.
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| 26 | 1744 | - 1744: King George's War: French Colonies vs Great Britain 1744-1748.
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| 27 | 1745 | - 1745: E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor.
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| 28 | 1752 | - 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
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| 29 | 1755 | - 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary.
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| 30 | 1756 | - 1756: French and Indian War: also known as the Seven Years War. French Colonies vs Great Britain 1756-1763.
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| 31 | 1757 | - 1757: John Campbell invents the sextant.
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| 32 | 1758 | - 1758: Dolland invents a chromatic lens.
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| 33 | 1759 | - 1759: Cherokee War: English Colonists vs Cherokee Indians 1759-1761.
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| 34 | 1760 | - 1760: George III. Ruler of England 1760-1820. House of Hanover: Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg.
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| 35 | 1761 | - 1761: Englishmen, John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude.
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| 36 | 1764 | - 1764: James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny.
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