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Jun 16, 1217
Marco polo
•In 1271, he along with his father, Niccolò Polo and uncle, Maffeo Polo commenced expedition to Asia. They travelled through Persia and Tartary -
Sep 28, 1460
vasco da gama
Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin luther
he was a leader of a protestaint refomation a relgious movement -
May 11, 1491
nicolaus copernicus
In 1491, Copernicus entered the University of Cracow where he studied painting and mathematics. -
Jun 9, 1496
prince henry portgal
About 1418, Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along with an astronomical observatory at Sagres -
Jul 20, 1498
christopher columbus
he passed Puerto Rico and Navidad on November 27-28. On his third voyage he found South America -
May 4, 1500
ferdianand magellan
In his mid-20s, Magellan joined the Portuguese fleet a job that took him to East Africa where he fought Egyptian ships in the Battle of Diu; Malacca Malaysia -
Apr 13, 1504
heran cortes
By the age of 19, Hernan Cortes made plans to sail to the Spanish colonies of the New World. He arrived to Santo Domingo the capital of Hispaniola in 1504 -
Jul 10, 1509
John calvin
John calvin Established University of Geneva Published final edition of Institutes. -
Jun 12, 1522
ignatius of loyola
From 1522 to 1524 Ignatius wrote Spiritual Exercises a simple 200 page set of meditations prayers and various other mental exercises. -
Mar 20, 1525
isaac newtewton
March 20th, 1727 – was an English scientist, mathematician, and “natural philosopher”. He played a vital role in the scientific revolution and established a legacy that would dominate the sciences for the next three centuries. -
Jun 20, 1532
francisco pizarro
1532 Pizarro finally reached Cajamarca and conquered the Incas city, the former Emperor of Inca offered massive gold to the Captain for his released -
Sep 16, 1541
jacques cartier
In May of 1541, Cartier departed on his third voyage with five ships. He had by now abandoned the idea of finding a passage to the Orient, -
Apr 9, 1546
johannes kelper
1546-1601 from a rich Danish noble family, was fascinated by astronomy but disappointed with the accuracy of tables of planetary motion at the time -
tycho brahe
In 1588 the Jesuits moved to shut down his observatory. His patron King Frederick II died at the young age of 54 poisoned of course and he was replaced by a regency. -
FRANCIS BACON
Sir Franci Bacon as a politician quickly worked his way up into the ranks of the English government and established himself as one of the greatest politicians -
rene descartes
Rene Descartes died of pneumonia on 11 February 1650 in Stockholm, Sweden, where he was invited there to teach Queen Christina -
robert boyle
Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, scientist and theological writer. -
galileo galilei
now called the Galilean moons. When NASA sent a mission to Jupiter in the 1990s, it was called Galileo in honor of the famed astronomer.
