Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1661
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Literature
- Thomas Traherne receives his M.A. from Brasenose College
Theatre
- Molière, L'Ecole des maris (The School for
Husbands), at the Palais-Royal, Paris
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, challenges the
classical notion of the four elements
- Huygens invents the mamometer to measure the expansion of
gases
- Marcello Malpighi discovers capillary blood vessels
Politics & Law
- The Corporation Act allows only Anglicans to hold municipal office
- Louis XIV of France begins his personal rule at the age of
fourteen
Philosophy & Theology
Milestones
- Birth of Nicholas Hawksmoor, architect
Miscellaneous
- The fruit and vegetable market at Covent Garden opens
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