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Jan 1, 1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes De Revolutionibus Obrium Coelestium.
Copernicus masterwork, he sets out the heliocentric theory. -
Galileo demonstrates the properties of Gravity.
Galileo demonstrates, from the top of the leaning tower of pisa, that a one pound weight and a one hundred pound weight hit the ground at the same time. -
Galileo publishes messenger of heaven.
Galileo's 24 page bookletdescribes his telescopic observations of the moons surface, and of jupiters moons, making the church uneasy. -
Johannes Kepler reveals his third law of planetary motion
Keplers laws of planetary motion describe the form and operation of planetary orbits. -
Francis Bacon publishes Novum Organum
Bacon attempts to create organization and cooperation within the scientific community by demonstrating how the diverse fields of science relate to one another. -
Rene Descartes publishes geometry
Descartes discusses how motion may berepresented as a curve along a graph. -
Evangelista Torricelli invents the barometer
Torricellis invention measures air pressure, demonstrating that air does indeed have weight. -
The Royal society of London is organized by King Charles II
The royal society brings together the greatest minds of religon in efforts to advance science through cooperation. -
Robert Boyle publishes Origin of form and qualities
Boyles work, though highly flawed, sets the stage for the study of matter on the atomic level. -
The Salem witch trials take place in Massachusetts
200 people are tried for witchcraft in salem, Massachusetts. Over 7,00 women were executed for witchcraft in Europebetween 1550 and 1700.
