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*In Early 1600s, many copies of Scot's [[The Discoverie of Witchcraft|''The Discoverie of Witchcraft'']] are burned. <ref>[[Timeline of Magic]]</ref> | |||
==Selected Magic Events By Year== | ==Selected Magic Events By Year== | ||
(Click on date to see all magic events in that year) | (Click on date to see all magic events in that year) | ||
* [[1606]] - [[St Nicholas Owen]] dies on March 2 | * [[1606]] - [[St Nicholas Owen]] dies on March 2 | ||
*[[1612]] - [[The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine|''The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine'']] is published | * [[1612]] - [[The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine|''The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine'']] is published | ||
* [[1615]] - [[John Baptista Porta]] dies | * [[1615]] - [[John Baptista Porta]] dies | ||
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* [[1668]] - ''[[A Rich Cabinet]]'' is published in London | * [[1668]] - ''[[A Rich Cabinet]]'' is published in London | ||
* [[1670]] - [[Christopher Pinchbeck]], a London clockmaker, is born c. 1670 | |||
* [[1676]] - ''[[Sports and Pastimes]]'' is published by anonymous, including possibly the first reference to the [[Ball and Vase|ball and vase]], which became a common children's prop since | * [[1676]] - ''[[Sports and Pastimes]]'' is published by anonymous, including possibly the first reference to the [[Ball and Vase|ball and vase]], which became a common children's prop since | ||
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* [[Claude-Gaspar Bachet|Claude-Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac]] (1581-1638), a French mathematician who formed the basis for almost all later books on mathematical recreations. Author of ''[[Problèmes plaisants et délectables qui se font par les nombres]]''. | * [[Claude-Gaspar Bachet|Claude-Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac]] (1581-1638), a French mathematician who formed the basis for almost all later books on mathematical recreations. Author of ''[[Problèmes plaisants et délectables qui se font par les nombres]]''. | ||
* [[Jean Leurechon]] (1591-1690), thought to be the author of author of the book ''[[Mathematical Recreations]]'' which includes parlor tricks and conjuring practices. | * [[Jean Leurechon]] (1591-1690), thought to be the author of author of the book ''[[Mathematical Recreations]]'' which includes parlor tricks and conjuring practices. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:57, 26 April 2015
The century of the 1600s.
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Unexact dates
- In Early 1600s, many copies of Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft are burned. [1]
Selected Magic Events By Year
(Click on date to see all magic events in that year)
- 1606 - St Nicholas Owen dies on March 2
- 1612 - The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine is published
- 1615 - John Baptista Porta dies
- 1616 - Chapeaugraphy is first performed
- 1624 - Mathematical Recreations first published
- 1630 - Dainty Conceits by Thomas Johnson published in London
- 1631 - One of the earliest documentations of the bullet catch appeared in the book Threats of God's Judgments by Reverend Thomas Beard
- 1634 - Hocus Pocus Junior:The Anatomie of Legerdemain was first published
- 1638 - Claude-Gaspar Bachet dies
- 1640 - Jacques Ozanam is born
- 1641 - John Wilkins writes Mercury, Or the Secret and Swift Messenger
- 1651 - The Discoverie of Witchcraft second edition is published in London
- 1655 - A Candle in the Dark by Thomas Ady is published
- 1658 - First English Edition of Natural Magick is published
- 1668 - A Rich Cabinet is published in London
- 1670 - Christopher Pinchbeck, a London clockmaker, is born c. 1670
- 1676 - Sports and Pastimes is published by anonymous, including possibly the first reference to the ball and vase, which became a common children's prop since
- 1690 - Jean Leurechon dies
- 1694 - Récréations mathématiques et physiques is published by Jacques Ozanam in French
Significant people
- Tabarin (1584-1633), a French comedian that performed what became known as Chapeaugraphy.
- Claude-Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac (1581-1638), a French mathematician who formed the basis for almost all later books on mathematical recreations. Author of Problèmes plaisants et délectables qui se font par les nombres.
- Jean Leurechon (1591-1690), thought to be the author of author of the book Mathematical Recreations which includes parlor tricks and conjuring practices.