• information about the literary events and publications of 1688. February – John Locke returns to England in the escort of Princess Mary, the same year that the...
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    1688 (MDCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1688th...
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  • Fontenelle 1687 in literature – Isaac Newton, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica; John Dryden The Hind and the Panther 1688 in literature – Aphra Behn...
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    Restoration literature is the English literature written during the historical period commonly referred to as the English Restoration (1660-1688), which corresponds...
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    sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William...
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    Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most...
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    English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1...
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    Biblioteca Spezioli, Fermo (category 1688 in literature)
    located on the Piazza del Popolo in the town center of Fermo, region of Marche, Italy. The library was founded in 1688 with the initial bequest of Romolo...
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  • 1491-1550) Achyutananda Das Balaram Das Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja (C. 1688-1740) Kavisurya Baladev Rath (c. 1789 – 1845) Fakir Mohan Senapati Gangadhar...
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  • The year 1688 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here. The constellation Sceptrum Brandenburgicum is named...
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