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5 days ago · It recognizes as its doctrinal standard the confession of faith published in 1655 and based on the Reformed confession of 1559. It admits only two ceremonies, baptism and the Lord's Supper.
1 day ago · In 1655, Boyle moved to Oxford and Hooke became nominally his assistant but in practice his co-experimenter. Boyle had been working on gas pressures; the possibility a vacuum might exist despite Aristotle's maxim "Nature abhors a vacuum" had just begun to be considered.
Apr 30, 2024 · Bartolomeo Cristofori (born May 4, 1655, Padua, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died January 27, 1732, Florence) was an Italian harpsichord maker generally credited with the invention of the piano, called in his time gravicembalo col piano e forte, or “harpsichord that plays soft and loud.”
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May 21, 2024 · In late 1654, Cromwell launched the Western Design armada against the Spanish West Indies, and in May 1655 captured Jamaica. [94] As Lord Protector, Cromwell was aware of the Jewish community's involvement in the economics of the Netherlands, now England's leading commercial rival.
May 19, 2024 · A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Volume 3, December 1654 - August 1655. Covers a nine-month period from December 1654 to August 1655. Thurloe, State Papers. Originally published by Fletcher Gyles, London, 1742. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
5 days ago · It lies along the Connecticut River, 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Springfield. The site, originally known as Nonotuck (an Algonquian word meaning “middle of the river”), was settled in 1654 and named for Northampton, England. It subsequently became a self-sufficient farming community.
May 21, 2024 · Home. Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Interregnum, 1655. Covers the period from January to October 1655. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic - Interregnum. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1881. This premium content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved. Citation:
