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Galen is born
the great Physcian Galen is born. He made numerous discoveries and aided the advancment of medicine. -
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De Materia Medica is published
One of the first books on using botnay for medical purposes, De Materia Medica was written by the greek surgeon Dioscorides. -
340
St. Jerome
Translator of the Latin Vulgate, St. Jerome is born -
410
Proclus is born
A prominent Neoplatonist, Proculs aided in the acceptence of the Coperican theory -
556
Simonides of Ceos
Great Greek Lyric Simonides is born -
570
Muhammed
The prophet of Islam, Muhammed is born. -
Jan 1, 742
Charlemange
The Patron Charlemange is born -
Jan 1, 761
Virgil's Aenied
The Aenied is written by Virgil -
Jan 1, 813
Al Kindi is born
The great arab natural philosopher Al-Kindi was born. -
Jan 1, 980
Avicenna is born
Muslim physcian Avicenna dubbed the "Galen of Islam" is born. -
Jan 1, 1216
Kublai Khan
The great emperor Kublai Khan is born -
Jan 1, 1220
Roger Bacon is born
Roger Bacon was one of the most celebrated European scientists of the middle ages. -
Jan 2, 1225
St. Thomas Aqunias
St. Thomas Aquinas is born -
Jan 1, 1304
Petrarch
great historian Petrarch is born -
Jan 1, 1394
Gutenberg
Inventor of one of the most well known printing pressses Gutenberg is born. -
Jan 1, 1422
William Caxton
Reviser and helper of the english language, William caxton is born. -
Jan 1, 1460
Thomas Linacre is born
Physcian to king Henry VIII and founder of the Royal College of Physcicians, Thomas Lincare translated six of Galen's works. -
Jan 1, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus is born
Copernicus is born. Destiened to change the view of the solar system forever, he faced many a trial. -
Jan 1, 1475
Michelangelo
The great artist and sculpter, Michelanglo is born. -
Jan 1, 1483
Martin Luther is born
Reformationist Martin Luther, detested Copernicus' theory and preached against it. -
Jan 1, 1493
Paracelsus is born
A groundbreaking physician, Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine, just not in his lifetime. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Calvin
John Calvin, a great protestant, despised the teachings of Copernicus -
Jan 1, 1498
Andreas Osiander is born
Osiander took the tourch of promoting the Coperican theory of a heliocentric heaven from Joachim. -
Jan 1, 1510
John Caius is born
Caius was a mentor to William Harvey and was concerned himself with the working of the human body. -
Jan 1, 1511
Erasmus Reinhold is born
Reinhold, a professor of Wittenburg supported Copernicus's theory. -
Jan 1, 1514
Georg Joachim is born
Joachim can be credited as one of the main promoters of the Copernican theory of the solar system. -
Jan 1, 1514
Andreas Vesalius is born
Vesalius was a very hands on surgeon and aided in the discovery of many parts of the human anatomy. -
Jan 1, 1525
First printed edition of Galen
First printed greek edition of Galen is published. -
Jan 1, 1538
Tabulae Anatomicae Sex published
One of the major works of Vesalius were his six anatomicl tables. -
Jan 1, 1543
De Revolutionibus is published
After years of work, Copernicus publishes his work that would change the world. -
Jan 1, 1544
William Gilbert
English physician William Gilbert specialized in magnitisim. -
Jan 1, 1546
Tycho Brahe is born
Tycho Brahe made numerous astronomical discoveries with the naked eye. -
Jan 1, 1548
Simon Stevin is born
Creator of the decimal system, intrest rate tables, and many other things, Stevin contributed immensly to the world for years to come. -
Jan 1, 1561
Santorio is born
Founder of "Static Medicinne" and great physcician Santorio is born. -
Aug 17, 1563
Tycho Brahe's first observation
At the age of 17, Tycho Brahe made his first astronomical observation correctinng old Alphonsine tables. -
Jan 1, 1564
Galileo Galilei is born.
Astronomer, mathmatician, and inventor, Galileo was a very influential person. While he didn't invent the telescope, he made vast improements on it and used it for astronomical purposes. -
Jan 1, 1571
Johannes Kepler is born
A promoter of the Copernican theory, Kepler is widely known for his discovery of the eliptical patterns of the planets. -
Jan 1, 1578
William Harvey is born
Pioneer on the discoveries of the heart, William Harve was a great aid to the medical community -
Jan 1, 1581
James Ussher is born
Expert in semitic languages James Ussher supposedly discovered the exact date of the beginning of the world. -
Marin Mersenne is born
Brother Marin Marsenne was one of the first to organize a databse of knowledge through the scientific community throughout borders. -
Thomas Hobbes is born
Great scientist and thinker Thomas Hobbes is born -
Galileo publishes "The Starry Messenger"
The work which contained Galileo's first astronomical bservations through his telescope was called, "the starry Messenger". -
Brahe published Progymnasmata
Brahe's book Progymnasmata which catalogued the position of 777 stars. -
Robert Oldenburg is born
Robert Oldenburg is often credited for being the founder of the Royal Socieity and can be thanked immensly for this service. -
30 year war starts
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30 years war
The 30 years war begins -
Novum Organum is published
Francis Bacon's book on how to create a thermometer is published. -
Robert Boyle is born
Scientist and philosopher Robert Boyle helped the scientific community greatly and is known as the first modern chemist. -
John Ray is born
Ray, with the help of Linnaeus, would create a system for the definition of species. -
Marcello Malpighi is born
While he did not create the microscope, Malpighi used it to advance the science of anatomy greatly. -
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is born
Leeuwenhoeck pioneered the use of the microscope. -
Telescope presented to the Emperor.
Jesuit Preiests give a telescope to the emperor of China while promoting the Helio centric model. -
Robert Hook is born
Legendary Scientist Robert Hook is born -
Micrographia is published
Robert Hooke published his work, Micrographia, expounding his theory on light and color -
Isaac Newton is born
Physicist, scientist, inventor of Calculus, and many other things, Sir Isaac Newton was a man of many trades who contributed greatly to society. -
Galileo dies
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De Generatonie is published
William Harvey publishes his work on the egg and its importance entitled "De Generatonie" -
Edward Tyson is born
Englsih physician Edward Tyson promoted the advancement of Science through discovery. He also made the observations of similarity between the ape and the human. -
The first meeting of the Royal Socieity
Unoffically, the first meeting of the future Royal Socieity happened at Gresham College. Two years later, they would recieve the offical name. -
Newton's Principa published
Newton's great work, Philosopiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published. -
Carolus Linnaeus is born.
Linnaeus helped in the creation of the concept of "species" as well as making great discoveriers in the area of plants. -
Comte de Buffon is born
Creator of popular science Comte de Buffon sought to bridge the gap of knowledge between the layman and the noble. -
Noah Webster
Author of one of the most well known dictionaries, Noah webster is born. -
Michael Faraday is Born
Michael faraday was a scientist who contributed to in the feild of electromagnitism. -
Charles Lyell is born
Expert on geology and extreme promoter of evolution, Lyell was one of the greatest supporters of an ancient earth. -
Charles Darwin
Darwin is most known for his discovery os species adaptation and his extrapulation to the theory of Evolution. -
Karl Marx
Inventor of socialism Karl marx is born -
Lewis Morgan
A great researcher into the lives of Native Americans, Lewis Morgan is born -
Louis Pasteur is born
Louis Paster was a great scientist who disproved the theroy of spontaneous generation and aided in the safety of food. -
Schliemann
Great archeologist Henrich Schliemann is born -
Alfed Wallace is born.
Wallace is known to have contributed as much as Darwin to the theory of natural selection and is oten termed "The Co-Author of Evolution" -
Sigmund Freud
Philosopher Sigmund Freud is born. -
Origin of the species is punlished
Darwins greatest work outlineing his theory of natural selection entitled, "Origin of the species" has changed the world as we know it.