Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1682
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Literature
- Mary Rowlandson, Narrative of the Captivity ???
Theatre
- Thomas Otway, Venice Preserved
- ??? Lee, The Princess of Cleves
- John Dryden, The Duke of Guise
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Edmund Halley discovers the comet that bears his name
Politics & Law
- Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles
- William Penn establishes the "Frame of Government" for
Pennsylvania, and lays out the plans for Philadelphia
- La Salle claims Louisiana for France
Philosophy & Theology
Milestones
- Birth of James Gibbs, Scottish architect
Miscellaneous
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