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Shelton
Shelton city (1990 pop. 35,418), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on the Housatonic River opposite Derby; settled 1697, set off from Stratford 1789, inc. as a city 1915. Metal products, furniture, and electronic equipment are among the city's manufactures. ... Read more
Fort Albany
Fort Albany Canadian fur-trading post, N Ont., at the mouth of the Albany River on James Bay. It was founded (before 1682) by the Hudson's Bay Company as one of its earliest forts. In the Anglo-French struggle for the Hudson Bay trade, Fort Albany was taken by the French in 1686. It was recaptured ... Read more
Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth
Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth or Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth , 1641-1724, Scottish statesman. Devoted to Presbyterianism, he opposed the policies of the duke of Lauderdale , took part in the unsuccessful rebellion of the 8th earl of Argyll in support of the duke of Monmouth , and fled to Fra... Read more
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Marie Leclair , 1697-1764, French violinist and composer. Leclair studied in Italy, and his music was strongly influenced by Italian models, especially Vivaldi, although it has its own distinct character. He composed much violin music and an opera. Leclair was murdered, possibly by his estrange... Read more
Treaty of Ryswick
Treaty of Ryswick 1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance . Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback for Louis XIV , who kept Strasbourg but lost most other conquests made after 1679. Commercial concessions were gra... Read more
Richard Savage
Richard Savage 1697?-1743, English poet. The now discredited story of his illegitimate descent from a noble line and of his persecutions, which are set forth in a biography by Samuel Johnson, won him a reputation that his works scarcely merited. His output includes two poems, The Bastard (1728) a... Read more
Flores
Flores , town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Itzá Mayan city of Tayasal. Tayasal was not taken by the Spanish until 1697 and may have been the l... Read more
Miguel de Molinos
Miguel de Molinos , 1640-1697?, Spanish priest and mystic. He was the founder of quietism , which he adhered to in its most extreme form. From 1669 he lived principally at Rome. His Guida spirituale (1675) set forth his quietistic principles—the complete contemplative passivity of the soul ... Read more
Nassau
Nassau , city (1990 pop. 172,196), capital of the Bahamas . A port on New Providence island, it has a large and beautiful harbor and is the commercial and social center of the islands. Its warm, healthful climate and colorful atmosphere have made it a popular resort. Formerly called Charles Towne, ... Read more
John Norris
John Norris 1657-1711, English clergyman and philosopher. As the most prominent follower of Malebranche he wrote, in exposition of that philosopher's system, An Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701-4). Previously he had been one of the earliest critics of Locke's Ess... Read more

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Aubrey, John (1626-1697)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Aubrey, John (1626-1697) John Aubrey, an antiquarian whose work stands as the fountain of...the first chief of a revived Druid Order. Aubrey died in Oxford in 1697. While Aubrey published little during his life, his manuscripts were...
League of Augsburg, War of the (16881697)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World LEAGUE OF AUGSBURG, WAR OF THE (1688 – 1697) LEAGUE OF AUGSBURG, WAR OF THE (1688 – 1697). This war is also known as the War of the Grand Alliance, the Nine Years' War, and King William's War. FRENCH POLICY IN THE...
Charles XII (Sweden) (16821718; Ruled 16971718)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World CHARLES XII (SWEDEN) (1682 – 1718; ruled 1697 – 1718) CHARLES XII (SWEDEN) (1682 – 1718; ruled 1697 – 1718), king of Sweden. The son of Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Charles...
Hogarth, William (16971764)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World HOGARTH, WILLIAM (1697 – 1764) HOGARTH, WILLIAM (1697 – 1764), English painter and engraver. Famous for his biting and satirical visual commentaries on urban life, William Hogarth had a particularly profound impact on...
Prévost D'exiles, Antoine-François (16971763)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World PR É VOST D'EXILES, ANTOINE-FRAN Ç OIS (1697 – 1763) PR É VOST D'EXILES, ANTOINE-FRAN Ç OIS (1697 – 1763), French ecclesiastic and man of letters. Pr é vost...
Augustus II the Strong (Saxony and Poland) (16701733)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1733 and King Augustus II of Poland 1697 – 1704 and 1709 – 1733...the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania in 1697. He levied oppressive taxes upon his Saxon...for peace. Charles XII of Sweden (ruled 1697 – 1718) turned his mighty army...
Canaletto
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (1697-1768), is known for his scenes of 18th...Canaletto was born in Venice on Oct. 18, 1697. He was trained by his father, Bernardo...Canaletto, Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697-1768 (2 vols., 1962), but it is...
Itza'
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...groups. They resisted the Spanish until 1697, about a century and a half after most...during a Spanish military campaign in March 1697. Warfare and European diseases decimated...identity has survived to the present. After 1697, the Itza' of San Jos é were...
Addison, Joseph (16721719)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...took his M.A. and was a fellow from 1697 to 1711. His classical scholarly knowledge...Dryden's translation of the Georgics in 1697. Addison's own translations provided...ability as a monarch and celebrates the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick, which ended the War...
Spanish Succession, War of the (17011714)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...the League of Augsburg (1688 – 1697), Louis believed that France could not...fortresses" garrisoned by Dutch troops since 1697, Louis undermined the key Dutch gain from the treaty of Ryswick (1697). Granting French merchants exclusive...

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Harris, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...consonance of science and orthodox religion. In 1697 he became a scientific controversialist...and to the Natural History of the Earth (1697). During the period 1698-1704 Harris...Natural History of the Earth (London, 1697); A New Short Treatise of Algebra (London...
Magnol, Pierre
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...the botanical garden of Montpellier. In 1697 Magnol was named director of the botanical...garden, he cultivated rare plants. In 1697 he had published a catalog of this garden...Hortus regius Monspeliensis (Montpellier, 1697); and the posthumously published Novus...
Cod Fisheries
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the fisheries. In treaties from that of St. Germain (1632) to Ryswick (1697), the French fisheries benefited. British colonists were particularly bitter in 1697 when England returned Acadia to France. The Treaty of Utrecht (1713) awarded...
Somers, John, 1st Baron Somers
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...x2010;general (1689), attorney‐general (1692), lord keeper (1693), lord chancellor (1697), and a peer (1697). A leading Junto Whig, he was one of the few English politicians in whom William III closely confided, but...
Ryswick, treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ryswick, treaty of, 1697. In July 1697 the treaty brought to an end the Nine Years War , in which Louis XIV's France faced a grand coalition of England, the emperor, the Dutch, and Spain. Louis agreed to return most of his territorial acquisitions...
Fontana, Carlo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...and was to succeed the master as architect of St Peter's in 1697. Fontana was a prolific architect, and his fame was based on...published books on St Peter's (1694), the Baptismal Chapel (1697), and other subjects. As the leading architect in Rome towards...
Cestoni, Giacinto
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...chiefly through Redi ’ s letters. When Redi died in 1697, Cestoni began to write weekly letters to Antonio Vallisnieri...contained in the correspondence seem to have been made prior to 1697, however. A real friendship developed between the two men...
Du Hamel, Jean-Baptiste
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...his fame primarily to the high office that he held from 1666 to 1697 in the first great French institution. His successor Fontenelle...for as long as possible and by passing it on to Fontenelle in 1697, du Hamel certainly assisted in preserving the Academy, at...
Trail
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms ...trail of bear ’ s foot, myrtles green, and ivy pale, 1697; of tangled eglantine, 1861; of foliage, 1869; of golden...1454; hurrying trails of black clouds, 1872; of light, 1697; of lightning, 1770; long trails of chanting priests, 1856...
Tessin, Nicodemus, the Younger, Count
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...French and Roman Baroque , especially with the garden-front. In 1697 fire consumed the old Royal Castle in Stockholm, and Tessin...against Denmark, Poland, and Russia under King Charles XII (1697–1718), and the Palace was not completed until 1753...

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Theater building to sell. (Eastern Consolidated Properties Inc. to broker office building at 1697 Broadway, New York, New York)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 1/20/1993; 558 words ; ...sales agent to handle the disposition of 1697 Broadway. The marketing and sales program...vice president of Eastern Consolidated. 1697 Broadway is a unique 13-story office...additional 375,000 square feet of air rights. 1697 Broadway is conveniently located at the...
Trade gap widens to the worst since 1697.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/11/2003; 700+ words ; ...between what Britain imports and exports - since records began in 1697. Its figures showed exports in goods during 2002 tumbled to...Government policy. 'The worst annual deficit on trade in goods since 1697, driven by falling exports, clearly underlines the serious...
Helmet and headset-microphone kit.(CVC and MK-1697/G Comic)
Magazine article from: PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly; 9/1/2004; 700+ words ; SO, I TRIED TO ORDER THE HEADSET-MICROPHONE KIT, MK-1697/G, USING NSN 5965-00-313-8958. YOU DIDN'T GET IT...thomas@dla.mil THE CVC HELMET (DH-132A/B) AND MK-1697/G COMPONENTS CAN BE ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS ... [ILLUSTRATIONS...
Kabuki Plays on Stage, Vol. 1: Brilliance and Bravado, 1697-1766.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Asian Theatre Journal; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; KABUKI PLAYS ON STAGE, VOL. 1: BRILLIANCE AND BRAVADO, 1697-1766. Edited by James R. Brandon and Samuel L. Leiter...Bravado, contains thirteen plays first performed during the years 1697-1766. The translators are Laurence Kominz, Katherine Saltzman...
DARING ESCAPE BRINGS FAMILY TOGETHER DUSTN REUNION TIED TO 1697 EVENT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/12/2004; ; 700+ words ; In March 1697, Haverhill resident Hannah Duston was seized by Native Americans during...Dustin said Thomas Dustin is believed to have been in the field when the 1697 attack began. As the story goes, he went to protect his wife, who was...
Dryden and Lee, Oedipus: a probable performance in January or February 1697/98.(John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Theatre Notebook; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...performed his second, Heroick Love: A Tragedy, either very late in 1697 or, more probably, in January 1698. The text of the play was...it was advertised in the London Gazette of 17-21 February 1697/98. In his Preface, Granville complains bitterly about the...
Security Council extends United Nations force in Lebanon, unanimously adopting resolution 1697 (2006); Urges all concerned parties to avoid action that might endanger United Nations personnel.
M2 Presswire; 8/1/2006; 700+ words ; ...United Nations force in Lebanon, unanimously adopting resolution 1697 (2006); Urges all concerned parties to avoid action that might...ended at 11:35 a.m. Resolution The full text of resolution 1697 (2006) reads as follows: "The Security Council, "Recalling...
Intellectual 'war of ideas' started by bestselling 'Closing of the American Mind' first described by Jonathan Swift in 1697.
PR Newswire; 1/25/1989; 700+ words ; ...CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND' FIRST DESCRIBED BY JONATHAN SWIFT IN 1697 /ADVANCE/NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The "war...first described by Jonathan Swift in his mock-heroic satire of 1697, 'The Battle of the Books,'" asserts an historian at Southern...
Gaspar Sanz. The Complete Guitar Works: a Transcription and Translation of the Complete Music and Text in Sanz's Instruccion de musica sobre la guitarra espanola (Zaragoza, 1674/5 & 1697).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...rudimentos hasto tanerla con destreza published between 1674 and 1697 were these five consulted sources? And did Strizich regard a...tercera edicion, 1674, y del libro tercero de la edicion octava, 1697 [Zaragoza: Institucion "Fernando el Catolico" de la Excma...
Trade gap balloons to widest since 1697.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 1/10/2003; ; 552 words ; ...blew out to pound sterling4 billion in November from pound sterling3.6 billion in October - the biggest since records began in 1697 when William of Orange was on the throne. The deterioration in the current account was blamed on a sharp fall in exports to...