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Trumbull
Trumbull town (1990 pop. 32,016), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled in the 1660s, inc. 1797. Largely residential, the town has some light industry. The Nasdaq's data center is there. ... Read more
John Gauden
John Gauden , 1605-62, English clergyman. He claimed to have written the Eikon Basilike (1649), a tract in defense of Charles I. After the Restoration, Gauden was bishop of Exeter (1660-62) and of Worcester (1662). ... Read more
Govert Flinck
Govert Flinck , 1615-1660, Dutch painter. A student of Rembrandt, Flinck is remembered mainly for his numerous portraits. There is a large and representative collection of Flinck's works in the Rijks Museum, one example from which, his Blessing of Jacob, illustrates his competent handling of relig... Read more
Johann Kuhnau
Johann Kuhnau , 1660-1722, German composer and performer. Kuhnau was J. S. Bach's predecessor as organist and cantor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. He wrote various treatises on music and composed the first harpsichord sonatas. ... Read more
Wellesley
Wellesley town (1990 pop. 26,615), Norfolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb SW of Boston; settled 1660, inc. 1881. Its many educational institutions include several private preparatory schools, Babson College, and Wellesley College. ... Read more
Robert Sanderson
Robert Sanderson 1587-1663, English clergyman. Gaining William Laud's favor, he was appointed a royal chaplain in 1631 and regius professor of divinity at Oxford in 1642. Imprisoned during the civil war, he was reinstated to his professorship and named bishop of Lincoln in 1660. The second preface ... Read more
Edward Montagu Sandwich, 1st earl of
Edward Montagu Sandwich, 1st earl of , 1625-72, English admiral. He fought in the parliamentary army during the civil war, became (1653) a member of the council of state of the Commonwealth, and was appointed (1656) general at sea. After the collapse of the Protectorate, however, he assisted in the ... Read more
Charles Howard Carlisle, 1st earl of
Charles Howard Carlisle, 1st earl of , 1629-85, English statesman. A member of the prominent Howard family, he held various offices under Oliver Cromwell and remained in favor after the Restoration (1660) of Charles II. He was created earl in 1661 and served on several diplomatic missions. From 16... Read more
Coldstream
Coldstream small town, Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, on the English border. General Monck raised troops there in 1660 for his march into England that resulted in the restoration of Charles II to the throne. The regiment became known as the Coldstream Guards, one of the regiments of guards of the r... Read more
Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken , 1660-1719, Dutch painter, etcher, and author of The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters (3 vol., 1718-21), containing important biographies. His son Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, a well-known engraver, worked chiefly in Amsterdam, executing over 500 portraits and book illustration... Read more

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Nayler, James (ca. 1617-1660)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Nayler, James (ca. 1617-1660) An English religious leader of the seventeenth...period of ill health, Nayler died in October 1660. Sources: Bittle, William G. James Nayler, 1618-1660: The Quaker Indicted by Parliament. Richmond...
Defoe, Daniel (1660–1731)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World DEFOE, DANIEL (1660 – 1731) DEFOE, DANIEL (1660 – 1731), English journalist, economist, and travel writer, often considered to be the first English novelist. Daniel Defoe wrote approximately 560 books, pamphlets...
George I (Great Britain) (1660–1727; Ruled 1714–1727)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World GEORGE I (GREAT BRITAIN) (1660 – 1727; ruled 1714 – 1727) GEORGE I (GREAT BRITAIN) (1660 – 1727; ruled 1714 – 1727), king of Great Britain and Ireland. George I, who was also elector of Hanover...
Scarlatti, Domenico and Alessandro (Pietro) Alessandro (1660–1725) and (Giuseppe) Domenico (1685–1757)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World SCARLATTI, DOMENICO AND ALESSANDRO (Pietro) Alessandro (1660 – 1725) and (Giuseppe) Domenico (1685 – 1757) SCARLATTI, DOMENICO AND ALESSANDRO (Pietro) Alessandro (1660 – 1725) and (Giuseppe) Domenico (1685 –...
Philalethes (or Philaletha), Eirenaeus (ca. 1660)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Philalethes (or Philaletha), Eirenaeus (ca. 1660) The life of this alchemist is wrapped in mystery although a considerable mass of writing stands to his credit. The name, a...
Charles X Gustav (Sweden) (1622–1660; Ruled 1654–1660)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World CHARLES X GUSTAV (SWEDEN) (1622 – 1660; ruled 1654 – 1660) CHARLES X GUSTAV (SWEDEN) (1622 – 1660; ruled 1654 – 1660), king of Sweden; son of John Casimir of Pfalz...
Vincent de Paul (1581–1660)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World VINCENT DE PAUL (1581 – 1660) VINCENT DE PAUL (1581 – 1660), founder of the Congregation of the Mission and...the Lazarists was remarkable, first in France (in 1660, 131 priests and 52 coadjutors lived in 25 residences...
Charles II (England) (1630–1685; Ruled 1660–1685)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...ENGLAND) (1630 – 1685; ruled 1660 – 1685) CHARLES II (ENGLAND) (1630 – 1685; ruled 1660 – 1685), king of England...invited back to his three thrones in 1660, it was because the republican government...
Velázquez, Diego (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez; 1599–1660)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...xED; guez de Silva y Vel á zquez; 1599 – 1660) VEL Á ZQUEZ, DIEGO (Diego Rodr í guez de Silva y Vel á zquez; 1599 – 1660), the most important artist of the Spanish Golden Age. The son...
George Monck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of Charles II to the English throne in 1660. George Monck, or Monk, who was born...caution, he entered London in February 1660. He soon proclaimed the return of Parliament...Godfrey Davies, The Early Stuarts, 1603-1660 (1937; 2d ed. 1959) and The Restoration...

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Borrichius (or Borch), Olaus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...steward ( Rigshofmester ), in 1655. In 1660 Borrichius was appointed professor ordinarius...supernumerary until vacancies occurred. Later in 1660 Borrichius was granted permission by the...are Docimastice metallica (Copenhagen, 1660): De oriu et pro-gressu chemiae disseriatia...
Morland, Samuel
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...1653. From 1653 to the Restoration in 1660, Morland was deeply involved in politics...granted a full pardon by Charles II in 1660, knighted, and later in the same year...financial help he had hoped for. From 1660 he devoted himself to experimental work...
Mylon, Claude
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...France, ca . 1618; d . Paris, ca . 1660) mathematics . Mylon ’ s place...learned men in the decade from 1650 to 1660. He was the third son of Benoist Mylon...Petiti observationes … . (Paris, 1660), 12, which includes an account of Pierre...
Du Hamel, Jean-Baptiste
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...intellectual. The works that he published in 1660 and 1663 assure his reputation and reflect perfectly...observationes aliquot eclypsium solis et lunae (Paris, 1660); De meteoribus et fossilibus libri duo (Paris, 1660); De consensu veteris et n
Master of the King's (Queen's) Music
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...accompanied him or her wherever he or she went. In 1660 Charles II est. a band of 24 players of str...Poet Laureate). Holders of the post since 1660 (some dates conjectural) are: Nicholas Lanier, 1660; Louis Grabu, 1666; Nicholas Staggins...
Divini, Eustachio
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...fratrem una cum Christiani Hugenii responso ad eumdem Principem (Rome, 1660); Eustachius de Divinis Septemedanus pro sua adnotatione in systema...occhiale all ’ occhio, dioptrica practica (Bologna, 1660). Silvio A. Bedini
Parliament
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...the result was stalemate. The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 could be seen as proof that, as kings had always argued, it was the bulwark against anarchy or despotism. Yet Parliament in 1660 was far from discredited. It had demonstrated a remarkable capacity...
Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...the Restoration his rise was rapid. He was returned as MP for Canterbury in 1660, transferring to Oxford University in 1661. As solicitor‐general in 1660 he prosecuted the regicides, was promoted attorney‐general in 1670...
Charles II
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...of England, Ireland, and Scotland (acceded 1649, restored 1660–85). Charles received his practical education in...France. Divisions among the republican factions brought about his 1660 Restoration , which was unconditional. It was old cavaliers...
Convention Parliaments
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...parliament. The first was at the Restoration. On 25 April 1660, a month after the Long Parliament had dissolved itself, a...but name, and its first act, using the exact words of the 1660 measure, was to declare itself a parliament.

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Britain in Revolution, 1625-1660.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Woolrych. Britain in Revolution, 1625-1660. New York: Oxford University Press...1649-1653; 1653-1658; and 1658-1660. He thinks that between 1637 (his actual starting point) and 1660 there were four periods of unusual tension...
European Warfare: 1660-1815.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 3/22/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...lecture, "The Military Revolution, 1560-1660:" began to answer this question by highlighting...technological and organizational innovations from 1660 to 1815 as the key to understanding the...weaponry, and organization, in the post-1660 period, rather than the Roberts century...
Alcatel enhances 1660 SM optical multi-service node. (France).(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: European Telecom; 5/1/2003; 679 words ; ...Alcatel has announced enhancements to its 1660 SM optical multi-service system for added...multiplexing (CWDM) technology. The Alcatel 1660 SM, which is part of the company's next...metro edge and core applications. The 1660 SM is an addldrop multiplexer and small...
The Cambridge History of British Theatre, 3 vols.(Origins to 1660)(1660 to 1895)(Since 1895)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Theatre History Studies; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...University Press, 2004. Vol. 1: Origins to 1660. Edited by Jane Milling and Peter Thomson. xxix + 540 pp. $175 cloth. Vol. 2: 1660 to 1895. Edited by Joseph Donohue. xci...covers British theatre from Roman times to 1660, has nineteen essays by seventeen contributors...
English Professional Theatre 1530-1660.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Shakespeare Studies; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...2001 English Professional Theatre, 1530-1660 is the sixth volume in an anticipated sixteen...volume on Restoration and Georgian England, 1660-1788 was the first published so a reader...knowledge of original sources from 1530-1660 has been brought to bear on the selections...
Fraser seeks town's support on LD 1660
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 12/8/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program. LD 1660, a carry-over bill from the last legislative...A rally is being held in Augusta for LD 1660 on Jan. 4. He wanted the town to send...town to write a letter of support for LD 1660. Selectmen were wary of the plan, questioning...
English Society: 1660-1832.
Magazine article from: Journal of Church and State; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; English Society 1660-1832. By J.C.D. Clark. New York...it is 150 pages longer, begins from 1660 instead of 1688, and is substantially...the "long eighteenth century" back to 1660, because he believes that the Restoration...
Empire on the English Stage 1660-1714.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Bridget Orr. Empire on the English Stage 1660-1714. New York: Cambridge University...over literary debates over the drama from 1660-1714" (p. 10). What follows is...theatre, 'civilized' by Davenant after 1660, became itself an instrument of empire...