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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858. Excerpt: ... 1634. Battle of Nordlingen, 1634. Treaty of Prague, 1695. 37,000 Christians massacred in Japan, 1638. The Mantchoo Tatars conquer China. Peace of Westphalia, 1648. Independence of the United Provinces recognised by the treaty of Munster, 1618. Dutch war, 1664. Peace of Breda, 1667. Louis XIV. invades Holland, 1667; Is forced by Britain, Sweden, and Holland, to conclude the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1668. Candia taken by the Turks, 1669. Louis renews the war with Holland, 1672. Treaty of Nimeguen, 1678. Sobieski raises the siege of Vienna which is attacked by the Turks, 1683. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685. Hungary joined to Austria, 1687: French ravage the Pfalz, 1688. Grand Alliance against France, 1689. Battle of La Hogue, 1692. Treaty of Kyswiek, 1697. Russia, Denmark, and Poland, unite against Sweden, 1699. Arts, &C.--Logarithms invented by Lord Napier of Merchiston, 1614. Kepler publishes his Infinitesimal Analysis, 1615, and enunciates his laws. Descartes invents co-ordinate geometry; it is improved by Femiat. Pendulums applied to clocks. A degree of the meridian measured in France by Picard. Newton makes numerous optical discoveries, invents fluxions, and establishes the law of gravitation; he publishes the " Principia," 1687. Leibnitz invents the Differential Calculus. Torricelli and Pascal make experiments on the weight of the atmosphere; thermometer and barometer invented. Numerous discoveries made by the telescope; velocity of light proved by Cassini and Rcimer. Steam-engine invented, 1663, by the Marquis of Worcester; greatly improved bySavary, and others. Air-pump invented by Otto Guericke; improved by Boyle, 1657. Inductive philosophy improved by Lord Bacon. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Struggles for Political Liberty. 1702. Anne (stuart), ...
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