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Aug 7, 1551
Erasmus Prutenic Table
Formed from his results he published the prutenic tables. He also wasn't challenged on these tables until Kepler Rudolphine's tables. -
Apr 21, 1576
Copernicus's heliocentric theory
Thomas Digges extended Copernicus's theory suggesting an infinity of stars and plurality of worlds. -
Gresham College
The London Merchant Sir Thomas Gresham designed this college to provide lectures to the public about medicine, astronomy, and goemetry. -
Johannes Kepler
He brings up the arguement that light rays are rectilinear. He also brings up the point that the retina is the center of vision. -
Galileo's Telescope
The lenses started at 3X to 10X and they go all the way to 30X. This telescope led to discoveries about Mars and other heavenly bodies. -
Galileo's Findings
Galileo published his telescopes findings. He noted that there are innumerable amount of stars, mountains on the Moon, and there are four Moons that revolve around Jupiter. -
Tommaso Campenella
He published a writing that supported Galileo on the fact that Religion and Science were branches of the same tree. -
Théophraste Renaudot
He established a clearing house that offered conferences and debates. They were open to the public. -
Galileo's second book
This book dealt with the strength of materials. It also fixed the earlier efforts on the problems of motion. -
Distance to the Sun
It was the first observation of Venus across the Sun. It was used in determining the distance to the sun.
