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| 1  | 1603  | - James I.  Ruler of England 1603-1625.  House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.
 
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| 2  | 1608  | - Hans Lippershey invents the first refracting telescope.
 
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| 3  | 1620  | - The earliest human-powered submarine invented.
 
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| 4  | 1624  | - William Oughtred invents a slide ruler.
 
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| 5  | 1625  | - Charles I.  Ruler of England 1625-1649.  House of Stuart: Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan 30, 1649.
 
- Frenchmen, Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion.
 
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| 6  | 1629  | - Giovanni Branca invents a steam turbine.
 
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| 7  | 1636  | - W. Gascoigne invents the micrometer.
 
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