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1635-1703, natural philosopher, Isle of Wight, England, English

Robert Hooke

1635 - 1703
1660-1969, telecommunications company, Britain

General Post Office

1660 - 1969
1632-1723, merchant; scientist and microscope maker, Dutch

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

1632 - 1723
1639-d.1713, horologist; clock-maker; barometer maker and scientific instrument maker, England, English

Thomas Tompion

1639 - 1713
1642-1727, natural philosopher; mathematician, English

Isaac Newton

1642 - 1727
active 1685-1723, optical instrument maker, London, England; English; British

John Marshall

1659 - 1723
Captain

John Perry

1669 - 1702
1668-1738, anatomist; physician; botanist, Dutch

Herman Boerhaave

1668 - 1738
1641-1707, natural philosopher; monk of the Premonstratensian order, German

Johann Zahn

1641 - 1707
1656-1742, astronomer, English

Edmond Halley

1656 - 1742
active 1700-1737, mathematical instrument maker, English; British

Edmund Culpeper

1670 - 1737
1660-1742, physician, German

Friedrich Hoffmann

1660 - 1742
1647-1712?, physicist; natural philosopher, French

Denis Papin

1647
1660-1742, physician; privateer, English

Thomas Dover

1660 - 1704
1635-1715, optician (lens maker) and astronomer, Italian

Giuseppe Campani

1635 - 1715
1660-1713, natural philosopher; scientific instrument maker, English

Francis Hauksbee

1660 - 1713
1648/9-1724, clock and watchmaker; barometer maker, English; British

Daniel Quare

1648 - 1724
1633-1703, naval official; diarist, British; English

Samuel Pepys

1633 - 1703
1634/5-1724, sundial maker; mathematical, optical & scientific instrument maker, England & Paris, France

Michael Butterfield

1634 - 1724
1652-1733, active 1700-1733, mathematical instrument and sundial maker, Paris, France, French

Nicolas Bion

1652 - 1733
1646-1723, history and portrait painter; German

Godfrey Kneller

1646 - 1723

Sheerness Dockyard

1665 - 1957
1639-1715, astronomer; cartographer, Japanese

Harumi Shibukawa

1639 - 1715
1654/8-1738, artist; engraver; medallist, French

Ferdinand de Saint Urbain

1658 - 1738
1633-1701, Secretary of State, English; British

Joseph Williamson

1633 - 1701
1638-1675, mathematician; inventor of the reflecting telescope, Scottish

James Gregory

1638 - 1675
1668-1749, shipbuilder, English?; British

Acworth, Sir Jacob

1668 - 1749
1646-1719, astronomer, English; British

John Flamsteed

1646 - 1719
1637-1651, warship, English

HMS Sovereign of the Seas

1637 - 1651

Martin Lister

1638 - 1712
active c1650 - c.1950, printers, London

Smith & Ebbs.

1650
1661-1749, catholic priest; canon, French

Jean Godinot

1661 - 1749

John Flamsteed

1646 - 1719
1646-1716, mathematician; philospher, German

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

1646 - 1716
1688-1763, mathematical instrument maker; science lecturer, British; English

Francis Hauksbee

1604 - 1763
1633/5-1692, artist; engraver; draughtsman, British

David Loggan

1633 - 1692
1650-1909, wholesale chemist; druggist, London, England

Hearon, Squire and Francis Limited

1650 - 1909
1655-current, button and metal badge manufacturer, London

Firmin and Sons Limited

1638
1658-1766, perfume designer; perfume maker, Italian

Johann Maria Farina

1658 - 1766
1662-1726, writer, Dutch

Jan van der Heiden

1662 - 1726
1866-1883, railway company, United Kingdom

Llynvi & Ogmore Railway

628 - 1883
1652-1743, engraver; portraitist; mezzotinter, British

John Smith

1652 - 1743

Herman Boerhaave

1668 - 1738
1636 or 1637-1702, physician; writer, Dutch

Gideon Harvey

1636 - 1702
1668-1707, doctor; medical researcher; anatomist; pathologist; physician, Croatian-born Armenian

Giorgio Baglivi

1668 - 1707
1665-1714, monarch, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

Anne

1665 - 1714
1644-1727, bookseller; benefactor, hospital founder, English

Thomas Guy

1644 - 1727
1660-1694, patron, duke, Italian

Francesco II d'Este

1660 - 1694
1662-1744, German

Johann George Volckamer

1662 - 1744
1638-1715, King of France, known as the Sun King

Louis XIV

1638 - 1715