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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Inventions
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Nov 22, 1508
Contact Lenses
Contact lenses are removable lenses. They work like glasses allowing people to see better. Leonardo da Vinci envisioned this but he did not make it (1508).Later by Rene Descartes(1636-1637)
It's important because without every =body would be wearing glasses -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus
Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. In 1543 found a new heliocentric system of the universe. The system revolved on a complex system of epicycles.He convinced everyone that Earth was motionless.
This is important because if he would have not figured maybe even today we might would still think that the Earth was spinning. -
Jan 1, 1564
The Pencil
The pencil was invented in 1564 when a huge graphite mine was discovered in England.They called the pencils lead pencils because during that time graphite was called black lead.
This invention is important because without it we would be able to write down stuff for school -
Galileo's Invention
Galileo,Galilei (1564-1642) he was a mathematician,astronomer, and physicist. He predicted that the speed of a body does depend on the weight.Galileo also invented the thermometer in 1593.
Him inventing the thermometer made it easier for us to tell if someone is sick. -
James Gregory
James Gregory (1638-1675) was a mathematician.He invented the first reflecting telescope in 1663.
This is important because it allows scientist to study the universe. -
Invention of how the rainbow is created
Isacc Newton answered the question that all the people that lived during his time asked. How the rainbow is formed.
This is important because without him we probaly wouldnt know how the rainbow is formed today. -
Bartolomeo,Cristofori
The piano was developed in 1720 by Bartololomeo,Cristofori. The instument had a very soft and a very loud sound.
