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Johann Rudolf Glauber
1670Mar, 10

Johann Rudolf Glauber

Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch chemist and engineer (b. 1604)
Johann Rudolf Glauber (10 March 1604 – 16 March 1670) was a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist. Some historians of science have described him as one of the first chemical engineers. His discovery of sodium sulfate in 1625 led to the compound being named after him: "Glauber's salt".

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    Hudson's Bay Company

    King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
  • 1Jun

    Secret Treaty of Dover

    In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.