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Isaac Newton

1643 CE – 1727 CE · 84 years

The life of the man who unlocked the laws of the universe — from a fatherless childhood in Lincolnshire to the presidency of the Royal Society. A first-person ePub told in Newton’s own voice.

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Chagatai Khanate

1225 CE – 1687 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Figure · Angola

Queen Nzinga

1583 CE – 1663 CE

Conflict

Dzungar–Qing Wars

1687 CE – 1757 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Tsardom of Muscovy

1530 CE – 1721 CE

Figure · France / Netherlands

René Descartes

1596 CE – 1650 CE

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Events the timeline places between 1643 CE and 1727 CE.

1687 CE Dzungar–Qing Wars 1709 CE Kokand Khanate Wars 1643 CE Battle of Rocroi 1645 CE Ottoman-Venetian War of Candia 1648 CE Khmelnytsky Uprising 1648 CE The Fronde

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Robben Island Landmark · Africa 1658 CE – still standing Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Mughal Conquests of India Conflict · South Asia 1526 CE – 1707 CE Hanseatic League Trade route · Europe 1200 CE – 1669 CE House of Taga Landmark · East Asia 900 CE – 1700 CE Manchu Empire Polity · East Asia 1650 CE – 1914 CE

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