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Jun 22, 1295
Marco Polo
an Itailian merchant traveller who recoreded a book that introduced Europeans to Cnetral Asia and China . One of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to China during the Middle Ages and went farther than anyone else.He was from Italy. -
Apr 12, 1436
Prince Henry
He sponsored voyages to exploration of Asia. He was from Portugal. -
Apr 13, 1460
Vasco da Gama
He discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East. He was from Portugal. -
Apr 9, 1492
Christopher Columbus
He accidentally stumbled upon the Americas looking for the West Indies. He was from Italy. -
Aug 2, 1514
Nicolaus Copernicus
Made a model of the universe with the sun in the middle instead of the Earth. He was from Poland. -
Apr 9, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Discovered a straight of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. he was from Spain. -
Jul 21, 1519
Martin Luther
He began Protestant reformation in 16th-century Europe. He was from Germany. -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernan Cortes
He conquered the Aztec Empire and explored a new world. He was from Spain. -
Apr 9, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
He conquered the Inca Empire. He was from Spain. -
Apr 19, 1541
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish, society of Jesus . Hes from Poland. -
Oct 11, 1555
John Calvin
Made a powerful impact on the fundamental doctrine of protestantism. He was from France -
Apr 10, 1567
Jacques Cartier
Was sent by France to the new world in search of riches and a route to Asia.He was from France -
Jun 1, 1575
Tycho Brahe
He designed and built new astronomical instruments and calibrated them. He was from Sweedon -
Galileo Galileli
Invented an improved the telescope that allowed him to observes the planets. He was from Italy. -
Francis Bacon
Promoted the scientific method. He was from th Uk. -
Johannes Kelper
Discovered the three major laws of planetary motion. He was from Germany -
Rene Descartes
He made an important connection between geometry and algebra. He is from France. -
Robert Boyle
Known as " Father of Chemisrty". He made moderen chemistry. He was from Ireland. -
Isaac Newton
Discovered the laws of gravity and created the feild of calculus. he was from England.
