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Aug 13, 1482
Primavera was painted
Primavera, or Allegory of Spring, was painted by Botecelli in the High Renaissance and is one of the most popular paintings of western art. -
Mar 9, 1495
The Last Supper was painted
The Last Supper, the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, was painted from 1495-1497 and was a picture of Jesus and his deciples' last meal befor Jesus's crucifixion -
Mar 9, 1503
Mona Lisa painted
One of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous works, was the Mona Lisa which was painted from 1503-1507. -
Oct 12, 1504
David was sculpted
Another great work of the Renaissance by Michaelangelo was the statue of David. It is probably te most well-known sculpture of this time. -
Jun 10, 1508
Ceiling of Sistine Chapel painted
Michaelangelo, as asked by Julius II, painted the entire ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 4 years. -
Apr 9, 1543
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, printed
Rheticus got permission to publish Copernicus's book. This book explained that the Sun is the center of the Universe, not the earth and all of the planets, including Earth revolve around it. -
Nov 25, 1581
Pendulum invented
Italian scientist Galileo, discovered the pendulum. The pendulum greatly improved the constant movement of the hands of a clock -
Telescope Invented
Galileo heard about an invention created by a dutch inventor which made objects distant appear near -
Microscope invented
Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented a microscope so powerful that he could see microorganisms in rainwater. -
Thermometer invented
Gabriel Fahrenheit was the inventor of the first mercury thermometer
