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Mar 10, 1280
Spectacles
With the help of Sir Joseph Needham, spectacles were first invented. -
Mar 10, 1456
Gutenberg invented printing press
Gutenberg invented the printing press which created a widespread of books. -
Mar 10, 1498
The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci finished painting the Last Supper, a painting that represents Jesus and his disciples at Jesus' last supper. -
Mar 9, 1504
Michelangelo finished sculpting David
Michelangelp finished sculpting David, a 17 feet tall marble statue of a standing male nude. It is a renaissance masterpiece. -
Mar 10, 1507
Da Vinci finishes masterpiece
Leonardo da Vinci finishes his world-wide famous painting, the Mona Lisa -
Period: Jul 2, 1508 to Oct 22, 1512
Michelangelo paints cieling of the Sistine Chapel
Pope Julius II requested that Michelangelo paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (131 by 43 feet) which he did. -
Mar 10, 1530
Laurentian Library
Michaelangelo designed the Laurentian Library in Florence, attached to the church of San Lorenzo. -
Mar 10, 1581
Galileo discovered the pendulum
Galileo, an Italian scientist, discovered the pendulum which greatly improved the constant movement of the hands or bell of a clock. -
The first flushed toilet
Sir John Harrington, godson to Queen Elizabeth, made the first flush toilet for himself and his godmother. -
Galileo invents the telescope
Galileo, an Italian astronomer, invented the very first telescope,
