<Li> 1663: Robert Hooke discovers cells using a microscope . </Li> <Li> 1664: The Battle of St. Gotthard: count Raimondo Montecuccoli defeats the Ottomans . The Peace of Vasvar--intended to keep the peace for 20 years . </Li> <Li> 1664: British troops capture New Amsterdam and rename it New York . </Li> <Li> 1664: John Evelyn's forestry book, Sylva, is published in England . </Li>

What conditions and laws in england led to the birth of english exploration in the 17th century