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+ | The '''17th century AD''' is defined by the calendar of [[Earth]] as occurring from the year 1600 through the year 1699. |
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* [[Guinan]]'s father is born. ({{TNG|Rascals}}) |
* [[Guinan]]'s father is born. ({{TNG|Rascals}}) |
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− | * [[Flint]] meets the Earth astronomer [[Galileo Galilei]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) During his lifetime, Galileo proves that the Earth is not the |
+ | * [[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 [[Spain|Spanish]] sent out to expel all non-[[Christian]]s from Spain in what was known as the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. ({{film|4}}; {{DS9|Q-Less}}) |
* The [[Spain|Spanish]] sent out to expel all non-[[Christian]]s from Spain in what was known as the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. ({{film|4}}; {{DS9|Q-Less}}) |
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;1663 AD: The [[Lucasian Chair]] of [[Mathematics]] is created at [[Cambridge University]]. {{incite}} |
;1663 AD: The [[Lucasian Chair]] of [[Mathematics]] is created at [[Cambridge University]]. {{incite}} |
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− | ;1665 AD: 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| |
+ | ;1665 AD: 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}}) |
[[Image:Isaac Newton VOY.jpg|thumb|Isaac Newton]] |
[[Image:Isaac Newton VOY.jpg|thumb|Isaac Newton]] |
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[[Image:Megan trial TAS.jpg|thumb|Salem witch trials on Earth]] |
[[Image:Megan trial TAS.jpg|thumb|Salem witch trials on Earth]] |
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− | ;1691 AD: The inhabitants of [[Megas-Tu]] are |
+ | ;1691 AD: 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 AD: The Spanish return and brutally reconquer the area, killing several hundred and maiming several thousand more. [[Javier Maribona Picard]], an |
+ | ;1692 AD: 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 16:56, 3 April 2007
- For the real timeline, see 17th century at Wikipedia.
The 17th century AD 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 AD
- Posthumous publication of the "first folio" by William Shakespeare on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- 1647 AD
- 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 AD
- The Lucasian Chair of Mathematics is created at Cambridge University. (citation needed • edit)
- 1665 AD
- 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 AD
- 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 AD
- 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 AD
- 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 AD
- 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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