| Name |
Start Time |
Ending Time |
Year |
Region |
Topic |
Overview |
| Rockets |
1232 |
1232 |
China |
Science |
Rockets invented in China to defend city of Kaifeng against Mongol invaders. |
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| Magnets |
1269 |
1269 |
|
Science |
Maricourt used compass to discover that a magnet is encircled by lines which terminate on two poles. |
|
| Paper Mill |
1390 |
1390 |
Germany |
Science |
The first paper mill began operating in Germany. |
|
| Books |
1455 |
1455 |
|
Science |
The Gutenberg Bible became one of the first books printed with movable metal type. |
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| Leonardo da Vinci |
1508 |
1510 |
|
Science |
Leonardo da Vinci compiled notebooks on mechanics, astronomy, anatomy, and his inventions. |
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| Copernicus |
1543 |
1543 |
|
Science |
Copernicus formed the hypothesis that the planets revolve around the sun. |
|
| Vasalius |
1543 |
1543 |
|
Science |
Vasalius published treatise on human anatomy. |
|
| Supernova |
1570 |
1570 |
|
Science |
Brahe discovered supernova in constellation Cassiopeia. |
|
| Electricity |
1600 |
1600 |
|
Science |
Gilbert discovered that electricity occurs in things other than amber; wrote a book on magnetism. |
|
| Telescope |
1608 |
1608 |
|
Science |
Lippershey invented the telescope. |
|
| The Moon |
1609 |
1609 |
|
Science |
Galileo built 20X telescope, discovered craters and mountains on the moon. |
|
| Kepler's Laws |
1609 |
1609 |
|
Science |
Kepler announced his 1st and 2nd laws. |
1. Each planet moves in an elliptic orbit around the Sun with the Sun occupying one foci (the other is empty). |
| Sunspots |
1613 |
1613 |
|
Science |
Galileo discovered sunspots. |
|
| Logarithms |
1614 |
1614 |
|
Science |
Napier discovered logarithms. |
|
| The Copernican Theory |
1616 |
1616 |
Rome |
Science |
Galileo called to Rome and ordered to stop supporting the Copernican theory. |
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| The 3rd law of Kepler |
1619 |
1619 |
|
Science |
Kepler announced his 3rd law. |
|
| Bacon |
1620 |
1620 |
|
Science |
Bacon published. |
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