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* The [[Spain|Spanish]] sent out to expel all non-[[Christian]]s from Spain in what was known as the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''; [[DS9]]: "[[Q-Less]]") |
* The [[Spain|Spanish]] sent out to expel all non-[[Christian]]s from Spain in what was known as the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''; [[DS9]]: "[[Q-Less]]") |
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+ | ;1623 CE: Posthumous publication of the "first folio" by [[William Shakespeare]] on Earth. ([[TOS]]: "[[Requiem for Methuselah]]") |
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+ | ;1647 CE: A man named [[Ronin]] is born in [[Glasgow]], on Earth. He becomes infused with an [[anaphasic lifeform]], effectively granting him eternal youth. ([[TNG]]: "[[Sub Rosa]]") |
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+ | ;1663 CE: The [[Lucasian Chair]] of Mathematics is created at [[Cambridge University]]. |
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+ | ;1665 CE: Human mathematician [[Pierre de Fermat]] dies, leaving behind a note claiming to have discovered "remarkable proof" for what becomes known as [[Fermat's Last Theorem]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Royale]]"; [[DS9]]: "[[Facets]]") |
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+ | ;1666 CE: Human scientist [[Isaac Newton]] devises three laws of motion that form the basis of Earth's understanding of physics and the universe. Newton's epiphany comes when a member of the [[Q Continuum]], later named [[Quinn]], jostles the apple tree that Newton is sitting under, causing an apple to fall on Newton's head. ([[VOY]]: "[[Death Wish]]") |
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+ | ;1680 CE: The Spanish serve as the overlords of several [[American Indian]] tribes in the region later known as [[New Mexico]]. These Indian tribes rose up against the Spanish and drove them out of the region, in what was known as the [[Pueblo Revolt]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Journey's End]]") |
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+ | ;1691 CE: The inhabitants of [[Megas-tu]] are forced to leave their homes in [[Salem]], [[Massachusetts]], on [[Earth]], following the [[Salem witch trials]] ([[TAS]]: "[[The Magicks of Megas-tu]]") |
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+ | ;1692 CE: The Spanish return and brutally reconquer the area, killing several hundred and maiming several thousand more. [[Javier Maribona Picard]], an ancestor of [[Jean-Luc Picard]], is one of the Spanish soldiers that attempt to put down the Pueblo Revolt. ([[TNG]]: "[[Journey's End]]") |
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Revision as of 14:34, 28 July 2006
The 17th century CE is defined by the calendar of Earth as occurring from the year 1600 through the year 1699.
Events
- Flint meets the Earth astronomer Galileo Galilei. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah") During his lifetime, Galileo proves that the Earth is not the center of the universe. As a result, religious authorities make him renounce his support for those claims on the premise of a death sentence for disobedience. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")
- The Spanish sent out to expel all non-Christians from Spain in what was known as the Spanish Inquisition. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; DS9: "Q-Less")
- 1623 CE
- Posthumous publication of the "first folio" by William Shakespeare on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- 1647 CE
- A man named Ronin is born in Glasgow, on Earth. He becomes infused with an anaphasic lifeform, effectively granting him eternal youth. (TNG: "Sub Rosa")
- 1663 CE
- The Lucasian Chair of Mathematics is created at Cambridge University.
- 1665 CE
- Human mathematician Pierre de Fermat dies, leaving behind a note claiming to have discovered "remarkable proof" for what becomes known as Fermat's Last Theorem. (TNG: "The Royale"; DS9: "Facets")
- 1666 CE
- Human scientist Isaac Newton devises three laws of motion that form the basis of Earth's understanding of physics and the universe. Newton's epiphany comes when a member of the Q Continuum, later named Quinn, jostles the apple tree that Newton is sitting under, causing an apple to fall on Newton's head. (VOY: "Death Wish")
- 1680 CE
- The Spanish serve as the overlords of several American Indian tribes in the region later known as New Mexico. These Indian tribes rose up against the Spanish and drove them out of the region, in what was known as the Pueblo Revolt. (TNG: "Journey's End")
- 1691 CE
- The inhabitants of Megas-tu are forced to leave their homes in Salem, Massachusetts, on Earth, following the Salem witch trials (TAS: "The Magicks of Megas-tu")
- 1692 CE
- The Spanish return and brutally reconquer the area, killing several hundred and maiming several thousand more. Javier Maribona Picard, an ancestor of Jean-Luc Picard, is one of the Spanish soldiers that attempt to put down the Pueblo Revolt. (TNG: "Journey's End")
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