Blaise Pascal vs John Milton
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Compare the life timelines of Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) and John Milton (1608–1674) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1623 to 1662.
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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
- — Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France Verified
- — Invented the Pascaline mechanical calculator Verified
- — Puy de Dôme experiment demonstrated that air pressure decreases with altitude
- — Experienced an intense religious conversion, his "night of fire"
- — Died in Paris Verified
John Milton (1608–1674)
- — Born in Bread Street, London Verified
- — Studied at Christ's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Grand tour of France and Italy Verified
- — Married Mary Powell Verified
- — Published Areopagitica Verified
- — Appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues to the Council of State Verified
- — Became completely blind Verified
- — Briefly imprisoned after the Restoration Verified
- — Published Paradise Lost Verified
- — Died in London Verified