17th century
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As a means of recording the passage of [[time]], the '''17th century''' was that [[century]] which lasted from [[1601]]-[[1700]]. | As a means of recording the passage of [[time]], the '''17th century''' was that [[century]] which lasted from [[1601]]-[[1700]]. |
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700.
The 17th century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement and the beginning of modern science and philosophy, including the contributions of Galileo Galilei, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Isaac Newton; Europe was torn by warfare throughout the century, by the Thirty Years' War, the Great Turkish War and the English Civil War among others, while European colonization of the Americas began in earnest.
See also
List of years
- 1700 - 1699 - 1698 - 1697 - 1696 - 1695 - 1694 - 1693 - 1692 - 1691
- 1690 - 1689 - 1688 - 1687 - 1686 - 1685 - 1684 - 1683 - 1682 - 1681
- 1680 - 1679 - 1678 - 1677 - 1676 - 1675 - 1674 - 1673 - 1672 - 1671
- 1670 - 1669 - 1668 - 1667 - 1666 - 1665 - 1664 - 1663 - 1662 - 1661
- 1660 - 1659 - 1658 - 1657 - 1656 - 1655 - 1654 - 1653 - 1652 - 1651
- 1650 - 1649 - 1648 - 1647 - 1646 - 1645 - 1644 - 1643 - 1642 - 1641
- 1640 - 1639 - 1638 - 1637 - 1636 - 1635 - 1634 - 1633 - 1632 - 1631
- 1630 - 1629 - 1628 - 1627 - 1626 - 1625 - 1624 - 1623 - 1622 - 1621
- 1620 - 1619 - 1618 - 1617 - 1616 - 1615 - 1614 - 1613 - 1612 - 1611
- 1610 - 1609 - 1608 - 1607 - 1606 - 1605 - 1604 - 1603 - 1602 - 1601
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