SK_1600's-1700's

By samkriebel

  • Jamestown is Founded

    Jamestown is founded as the first permanent American Settlement

  • First Refracting Telescope

    Hans Lippershey invents the first telescope from a refracted lens.

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact is signed. Document would later lay the foundation for American Government.

  • Slide Rule

    Cornelis Drebble invents the first slide rule to aid mathematical calculations.

  • John Winthrop Dreams of a City on a Hill

    John Winthrop delivered a message to early colonists often using the phrase "City on a Hill."

  • The Micrometer

    W. Gascoigne invents the micrometer

  • New York founded

    Dutch's New Amsterdam is overpowered by the English, and renamed to New York

  • Reflecting Telescope

    Isaac Newton invents the first Reflecting Telescope

  • Pocket Watch

    Christian Huygens' Pocket Watch hits the market