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Nov 17, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press
It evolved over the years and helped the widespread of information in Europe. -
Nov 16, 1469
"Historia naturalia" published
"Historia naturalis" by the anchient Roman writer Pliny is published. This was the first scientific book to be printed. -
Nov 16, 1480
Leonardo da Vinci invents the parachute
It is the beginning of a new idea that humans can fly. -
Nov 17, 1484
Plato's work published
Plato’s works started to become translated into english, and that allowed people to read his works and follow his philosophies. -
Nov 16, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.
Discovery of the new continent. -
Nov 17, 1492
Martin Behaim invents the first globe
It was not 100% accurate, but it was the first geographical outline of the world in a circumferential shape. -
Nov 17, 1492
Leonardo Da Vinci believes that it is possible for people to fly and starts to research
It was his philosophy that even humans can take flight. -
Nov 17, 1513
"The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli published
Machiavelli originally wrote it in hopes of securing the favor of the ruling Medici family. -
Nov 17, 1516
Thomas More publishes "Utopia"
This English humanist and politician was an advocate of classical learning. More imagined in Utopia an egalitarian Christian hedonistic society based on the philosophy of Epicurus. -
Nov 16, 1517
Wheel-lock musket
Replaced the more primitive arquebus. -
Period: Nov 16, 1519 to Nov 16, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan cicumnavigates the globe
Discovery that the Earth is a sphere! -
Nov 17, 1543
Petrus Ramus attacked the influence of Aristotelian thinking on education and philosophy.
He was killed during during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. -
Nov 17, 1568
Alexander Nowell invents the first bottled beer in London
It is used even today. A huge deal for modern beer industry. -
Giordano Bruno tried to incorporate both Copernican astronomy and hermetic mysticism.
He attemped to unify philosophies to create a bigger picture and have better understanding of the world. -
Galileo invents a water thermometer
It is still used today and it looks pretty as a part of your interior! -
Johannes Kepler realizes the planets move at different speeds then the sun
It is the beginning of the realization that planets have their own systems. -
Galileo Galilei creates the first telescope
It is the foundation of today’s astronomy. -
Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion
Medical improvements are taking place now. -
Evangelista Torricelli invents the first barometer
It now allowed the determining of weather forecast. -
Pierre Gassendi revived interest in ancient atomism
He defended a strictly mechanistic account.
