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The inventions in 1500-1750

  • Nov 21, 1519

    The parachute by Leonardo da Vinci

    The parachute by Leonardo da Vinci
    Leonardo da Vinci invented the parachute.He is a italian inventor and also a artist, architect, and a scientist.
  • Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus
    Nicolaus invented the Armillary sphere. He wanted to show that the sun was in the center of the universe and that other planets are orbiting the sun.
  • The inventing of Refracting telescope

    The inventing of Refracting telescope
    The refracting telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey In 1608.It was made from two lenses for the telescope. Then it was used as a military device. It magnifyies what your looking at.
  • Galileo inventing the telescope

    Galileo inventing the telescope
    Galileo invented a telescope he wanted to improve the telescope .To make it magnify 8x more than the regular one then he also made one that magnifyies 20x more.He presented the telescope to venetian lawmakers. He published the telescope in march 1610. He invented a new telescope so he can see further in the sky. In january 1610 he discovered three of jupiters satelllites
  • Barrometer

    Barrometer
    The barrometer was invented by Evangelista Torricelli.He was a italian physicist. He was a student of Galileo.
  • Pendulum Clock

    Pendulum Clock
    Christian Huygens invented the pendulum clock.He was a Dutch Physicist and a astronomer. He had new methods on how to crush and polish glass telescope lenses.
  • The reflecting telescope

    The reflecting telescope
    James Gregory invented the reflecting telescope.He is a scottish mathematician. He published the reflecting telescope in optica promata in 1663
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton
    Isaac Newton invented the newtonian telescope. Its a reflecting telescope and it has concave primary morrior. The second mirror is flat and diagonal. He built it becuase he wanted to prove his theory of white light composed of spectrum of colors.