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Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
Copernicus born, 19 February. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus
Columbus discovers New World. -
Oct 31, 1517
Reformation
Luther starts the Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1543
Publication
Publication of On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. -
May 24, 1543
Copernicus's death
Death of Copernicus. -
Jan 1, 1545
Council
Council of Trent. Counter-reformation begins. -
Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe born, 14 December. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo born, 15 February. -
May 16, 1571
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler born, 16 May. -
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes born -
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy, was a proponent of Copernicus, among other things. -
Brahe Death
Brahe dies. -
Astronomia Nova
Kepler publishes Astronomia Nova (contains his first and second laws). -
Starry Messenger
Galileo's discoveries with the telescope. The Starry Messenger. -
Letters on Sunspots
Galileo publishes Letters on Sunspots