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This is when Blaise Pascal was born.
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Charles I ascended the English throne upon the death of James I.
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Pascal's sister was born.
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This is when Pascal's mom died. Her name was Antoinette Begon
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The family moved to Paris.
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English philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset.
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The Boston Public Latin School was founded. (It is now the oldest public school in the United States.)
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Pascal's father was appointed intendant (local administrator) at Rouen—in his tax computations.
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Pascal wrote an essay on conic sections, Essai pour les coniques, based on his study of the now classical work of Girard Desargues on synthetic projective geometry.
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Pascal conceived and constructed a calculating device, the Pascaline. This was his contribution to the eventual better technology.
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Until 1646 the Pascal family held strictly Roman Catholic principles, though they often substituted l’honnêteté (“polite respectability”) for inward religion.
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The Maryland Toleration Act, which provided for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.
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This is when pascal's Father passed away. His name was Étienne Pascal.
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He entered Port-Royal in January 1655, and though he never became one of the solitaires, he thereafter wrote only at their request and never again published in his own name.
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This is when Pascal's sister died.
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This is when Blaise pascal died. He died of stomach cancer.
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King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island.
