Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1662
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Literature
Theatre
- Pierre Corneille, Sertorius
- Molière, L'Ecole des femmes (The School for Wives)
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- The Royal Society for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge receives its
charter
- Robert Boyle announces what is now known as Boyle's Law (volume and
pressure in a gas are inversely proportional)
Politics & Law
- England sells Dunkirk to France
- The Act of Settlement allows the poor to receive help only from their
native parish
- Charles II marries Catherine de Braganza of Portugal
- Charles II grants John Winthrop, Jr., a royal charter for the
Connecticut colonies
- The Act of Uniformity requires all Anglicans to accept the Book of
Common Prayer in order to hold public office
Philosophy & Theology
- Michael Wigglesworth, The Day of Doom, or A Poetical Description of
the Great and Last Judgement
Milestones
Miscellaneous
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