Scientific Revolution

By elizabeth_elmo
  • Copernicus' Birth
    Feb 19, 1473

    Copernicus' Birth

    Born in the city of Thorn in Royal Prussia(part of the Kingdom of Poland).His father was a merchant from Krakow and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy Thorn merchant.
  • First Circumnavigation of the Globe is Completed
    Sep 6, 1522

    First Circumnavigation of the Globe is Completed

    Completed by Fredinand Magellan. the expedition lasted from August 10,1519 to September 6,1522
  • Halley's Comet
    Nov 17, 1532

    Halley's Comet

    Peter Apian and Fracastoro observed the tail of comet pointed away from the sun.
  • New Medical Methods introduced
    Nov 17, 1545

    New Medical Methods introduced

    Ambroise Pare introduced new methods in surgery and for treating wounds, arguing for ointments instead of burning oils.

  • Proposes use of Decimals

    Simon Stevin proposed. He wrote a booklet about decimals called "De Thiende" or 'the art of tenths'.This was first published in Dutch and translated into French.
  • Telescope is invented

    Telescope is invented

    Invented in the Netherlands; is translated as 'spyglass'.
  • Galileo Consrtucts his first Telescope

    Galileo Consrtucts his first Telescope

    Had a magnification od 30X; he eventually gave it away as a gift.
  • First Observation of Mercury across the sun

    First Observation of Mercury across the sun

    Pierre Gassendi, familiar with Keplet's astronamical tables, becomes the first to observe a transit of the planet Mercury across the disc of the sun.
  • Newton builds his first reflecting Telescope

    Newton builds his first reflecting Telescope

    Includes an eyepiece and a concave mirror. It is known as a 'Newtonian'.
  • Newton Dies

    Newton Dies

    Newton's health fails, he collapses and borders on death; shortly thereafter, Newton dies at Kennington between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m.