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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1679 | - 27 May 1679—27 May 1679: Habeas Corpus Act becomes law in England - (later repealed from time to
time)
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| 2 | 1681 | - 1681—1681: Oil lighting first used in London streets
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| 3 | 1682 | - 1682—1682: Halley observes the comet which bears his name
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| 4 | 1687 | - 5 Jul 1687—5 Jul 1687: Newton published his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica' - written
in Latin
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| 5 | 1688 | - Feb 1688—Feb 1688: Edward Lloyd's Coffee House opens - later became Lloyd's of London
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