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-As a means of recording the passage of [[time]], the '''17th century''' was that [[century]] which lasted from [[1601]]-[[1700]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].+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 [[Scientific Revolution|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. The 17th century falls into the [[Early Modern]] period of Europe and was characterized by the [[Baroque]] cultural movement and the [[Scientific Revolution|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.
In the east, the 17th century saw the flowering of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] and [[Mughal]] empires, the beginning of the [[Edo period]] in feudal Japan, and the violent transition from the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] to the [[Qing Dynasty]] in China.{{GFDL}} In the east, the 17th century saw the flowering of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] and [[Mughal]] empires, the beginning of the [[Edo period]] in feudal Japan, and the violent transition from the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] to the [[Qing Dynasty]] in China.{{GFDL}}

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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.

In the east, the 17th century saw the flowering of the Ottoman and Mughal empires, the beginning of the Edo period in feudal Japan, and the violent transition from the Ming to the Qing Dynasty in China.



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