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1668-1749, shipbuilder, English?; British

Acworth, Sir Jacob

1668 - 1749
1649-1713, anatomist, Dutch

Bidloo, Govert

1649 - 1713
1647-1712?, physicist; natural philosopher, French

Papin, Denis

1647
1668-1751, philanthropist; sea captain, English

Coram, Thomas

1668 - 1751
1646-1716, mathematician; philospher, German

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm

1646 - 1716
1661-1749, catholic priest; canon, French

Godinot, Jean

1661 - 1749
1626-1697, physician; poet, Italian

Redi, Francesco

1626 - 1697
1629-1693, mathematician; astronomer; physicist, Dutch

Huygens, Christiaan

1629 - 1695
1670-1715, artist, Swiss

Schmutz, Johann Rudolf

1670 - 1715
1636 or 1637-1702, physician; writer, Dutch

Harvey, Gideon

1636 - 1702
1639-1684, artist; painter, Dutch

Netscher, Caspar

1639 - 1684
1632-1723, merchant; scientist and microscope maker, Dutch

Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van

1632 - 1723
1636 or 1838-1706, physician; anatomist, French, published Nouvelles tables anatomiques, 1678

Bourdon, Amé

1636 - 1706
1637-1651, warship, English

HMS Sovereign of the Seas

1637 - 1651
1650-1909, wholesale chemist; druggist, London, England

Hearon, Squire and Francis Limited

1650 - 1909
1637-1720, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers, Spanish

Perellos de Roccaful, Ramon

1637 - 1720
1667-1745, writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedarl, Dublin, Irish

Swift, Jonathan

1667 - 1745
Print maker best-known for his work for the Académie des Sciences.

Le Clerc, Sebastien

1637 - 1714
1672-1755, astronomer; mathematician, British; English

Hodgson, James

1672 - 1755

Perry, John

1670 - 1702
1650?-1715, engineer, English

Savery, Thomas

1650 - 1715
1630?-1706, horologist, French

Thuret, Isaac

1630 - 1706
1648/9-1724, clock and watchmaker; barometer maker, English; British

Quare, Daniel

1648 - 1724
1635-1715, optician (lens maker) and astronomer, Italian

Campani, Giuseppe

1635 - 1715
1660-1742, physician; privateer, English

Dover, Thomas

1660 - 1704
1638-1675, mathematician; inventor of the reflecting telescope, Scottish

Gregory, James

1638 - 1675
1660-1969, telecommunications company, Britain

General Post Office

1660 - 1969
1625-1695, natural philosopher; mathematical instrument maker; engineer; inventor; diplomat; English

Morland, Sir Samuel

1625 - 1695
1672-1733, scholar, Swiss

Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob

1672 - 1733
1661-1737, physician, French

Hecquet, Philippe

1661 - 1737
1632-1704, philosopher; physician, English

Locke, John

1632 - 1704
1647-1730, politician; statesman, English

Finch, Daniel

1647 - 1730
1665-1714, monarch, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

Anne

1665 - 1714
1662-1744, German

Volckamer, Johann George

1662 - 1744
1669-1760, anatomist, active Paris, Danish-born; French

Winslow, Jacques Benigne

1669 - 1760
1639-1715, astronomer; cartographer, Japanese

Shibukawa, Harumi

1639 - 1715
d. 1682, physician; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Paris; French

Morand, Antoine-Jean

1640 - 1682
1633-1703, naval official; diarist, British; English

Pepys, Samuel

1633 - 1703
1668-1707, doctor; medical researcher; anatomist; pathologist; physician, Croatian-born Armenian

Baglivi, Giorgio

1668 - 1707
1663-1733, naval commander (admiral), British

Byng, Sir George

1663 - 1733
active c1650 - c.1950, printers, London

Smith & Ebbs.

1650
1644-1727, bookseller; benefactor, hospital founder, English

Guy, Thomas

1644 - 1727
1650-1702, Prince of Orange; King of England, Scotland & Ireland

William III

1650 - 1702
1669-1734, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor, English

King, Peter

1669 - 1734
1638-1715, King of France, known as the Sun King

Louis XIV

1638 - 1715
1634/5-1724, sundial maker; mathematical, optical & scientific instrument maker, England & Paris, France

Butterfield, Michael

1634 - 1724
1671-1744, clock maker; sundial maker, Austrian

Knittl, Franz Antoni

1671 - 1744
1637-1712, inventor; artist; Dutch

Heyden, Jan van der

1637 - 1712
Active 1650-1707, marine painter, Dutch

Van der Velde, Willem

1633 - 1707
1660-1713, natural philosopher; scientific instrument maker, English

Hauksbee, Francis

1660 - 1713