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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the New World
Columbus was in search of gold, spices, and treasuer. He was trying to find a new and faster way to get to India, but he failed. Instead he ended up on three Islands that the Spaniards called the Bajar Mar. Columbus brought the West into the New World. -
Sep 27, 1514
Copernicus's Commentariolus
The title litterally means "Little Commentary". It was a forty page outline that explained his theory of the universe. It circulated form his friends and colleagues and soon became very well known. -
May 17, 1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes The Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies
It was Copernicus' masterpice and many people say that it signified the start of the Scientific Revolution. -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent met in 3 sessions. The last session was from 1561-1563 and was the most important. The majority of the peple who attended were Italian Bishops. This starts the counter reformation. -
Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake
The Roman Inquisition found him guilty of heresy, which was illegal then. After his death he began to become very famous for free though and his scientific studies. -
Johannes Kepler publishes Astronomia Nova
This is a book that describes Kepler's 10 years study of the motion of Mars. This book also contains two of his laws of planetery motion. -
The Thirty Years War
It was fought mainly in Germany. It was a religious war between the Protestants and the Catholics. It involved European powers. It caused femine and diseases in the German regions. -
Trial of Galileo
Galileo was forced to stand trial in front of 10 cardinals. He believed that Ptolemy were incorrect, and that Copernicus had been right along with him. He was charger of heresy for supporting the heliocentric theory. He was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. -
Isaac Newton announces his theory of colors
He passed a ray of sunlight through a glass prism, which made all the colors of the rainbow apear. He then took the expirement a step further and placed another prism and the color white appeared. He then realized that the is not in the glass, but in the light. This was a very big step in science. -
Newton Dies
Newton's death sparks the end of the Revolution. He was one of the most famous scientist of all time. He didn't fade after his death, he only became more famous.
