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Mar 22, 1543
Poland
Copernicus presens heliocentric theory -
Mar 22, 1572
Denmark
Tycho Brahe discovers nova in space -
holland
zacharias janseen develops a microscope -
Italy
galileo uses telscope to study the moon -
Italy
inquisition condems galileo -
britian
newton presents the law of gravity -
Britian
navigation acts restrict trade in american colonies -
britian
samuel richardson publishes novel pamela -
France
montesquie publishes spirit of the laws -
france
diderot begins publishing encyclopedia -
France
voltaire writes candide -
russia
catherine the great becomes empress -
united states
constitution ratified -
america
colonies delcare independence from britian
