Carrosses a Cinq Sols
Pascal helps establish an early public transport service using fixed routes and fares.
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1662 in France
Explore 7 historical events and records for France in 1662.
Historical records for France in 1662
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March
August
Death of Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal dies in Paris, aged thirty-nine.
October
Purchase of Dunkirk
Purchases Dunkirk from Charles II of England.
Purchase of Dunkirk
Purchases Dunkirk from Charles II as France expands control on the Channel coast.
Purchase of Dunkirk
Purchases Dunkirk from England as Charles II sells the port to France.
Other events (month unknown)
Gobelins Manufactory
Colbert organises the Gobelins manufactory as part of royal economic policy.
Port-Royal Logic
Arnauld and Pierre Nicole publish Logic, or the Art of Thinking, which becomes a widely used philosophical text.
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