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  • Aug 21, 1472

    The theory of Planets

    The theory of Planets
    They people thought that to reconcile geometric descriptive models for predicting planetary motions by employing homocentric celestial spheres.
  • Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolas Copernicus is Born

    Nicolas Copernicus is Born
    Born in the city of Thorn in Royal Russia part of the Kingdom of Poland. His Parents were; Mother (Barbara Watzenrode) and Father (Nicolas Copernicus).
  • Period: Feb 19, 1473 to

    Scientific Revolution

  • May 9, 1487

    The Malleus Malificarum

    The Malleus Malificarum
    First published on1487 in Germany. It was a guide book to identifying witches and their punishments .It was banned from the church in 1490. Then put on the "List of Prohibited Books " or "Index Librorum Prohibitorum"
  • Jan 1, 1514

    Commentariolus

    Commentariolus
    "Little Commentary", Was a forty-page outline of an early version of his revolutionary heliocentric theory of the universe.
  • Sep 18, 1522

    Ferdinand Magellan completes the first circumnavigation of the globe.

    Ferdinand Magellan completes the first circumnavigation of the globe.
    Magellan's crew on his ship actually finished the circumnavigation because he was killed by a chief when he was trying to convert him to christianity.
  • Apr 13, 1540

    Narratio prima

    Narratio prima
    It is an introduction to Copernicus's major work, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.Narratio Prima is the first printed publication of Copernicus's theory
  • May 24, 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus Dies

    Nicolas Copernicus Dies
    He dies, they held a copy of the finished work of Revolutions in his deathbed
  • Jul 1, 1543

    Andreas Vesalius Publishes "On the Fabric of the Human Body"

    Andreas Vesalius Publishes "On the Fabric of the Human Body"
    Andreas created the first modern science book. It was the foundation for modern biology also,it is filled with Vesalius' observations of the human body.
  • Dec 14, 1546

    Tycho Brahe born

    Tycho Brahe born
    Tycho Barhe was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations.
  • Nov 11, 1572

    "Tycho's Star"

    "Tycho's Star"
    This star could be seen in the daylight for 16 months.They say it started out as bright as Jupitor, but at its peak, it was as bright as Venus.This was a very famous year!

  • Galileo Galilei's First Telescope

    Galileo Galilei's First Telescope
    Galileo constructs his first telescope and "pointed it towards the heavens".He constructed several "lookers" on Lippershay's models and Sarpi's description.