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17th century
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries)
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700.
Events
Significant people
- Sir Thomas Browne, English author, philosopher and scientist (1605-1682).
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish Author (1574 - 1616)
- Queen Christina of Sweden, high profile Catholic convert, matron of arts (1626 - 1689)
- Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (1599 - 1658)
- René Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician (1596 - 1650)
- Galileo Galilei, Italian scientist (1564 - 1642)
- Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (1588 - 1679)
- Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1629 - 1695)
- Gottfried Leibniz, German philosopher and mathematician (1646 - 1716)
- John Locke, English philosopher (1632 - 1704)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640 - 1705)
- Louis XIV, King of France, (1638 - 1715)
- John Milton, English author and poet (1608 - 1674)
- Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (1642 - 1727)
- Blaise Pascal, French theologian, mathematician and physicist (1623 - 1662)
- Henry Purcell, English composer (1659 - 1695)
- Cardinal Richelieu, French Cardinal, Duke, and politician (1585 - 1642)
- Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch painter (1606 - 1669)
- William Shakespeare, English author and poet (1564 - 1616)
- Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
- Seathrún Céitinn, Irish historian (ca. 1569 - ca. 1644)
- Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1629 - 1696)
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Major changes in philosophy and science take place, often characterized as the Scientific revolution.
Decades and years
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