A Timeline of Science History 0 AD - 1900 By chyatthuey 150 Ptolemy proposed the earth is the center of the solar system Ptolemy studied mathematics, science and geography. 271 Chinese mathematicians invented the magnetic compass Nov 1, 1232 Rockets invented in China to defend against Mongol invaders Jan 1, 1508 Leonardo da Vinci wrote notebooks on mechanics, astronomy, and his inventions. 1508-1510 Jan 1, 1543 Coperniucus formed the hypothesis that the planets revolve around the sun Jan 1, 1609 Galileo build a 20X telescope. Galileo discovered craters and mountains on the moon. Jan 1, 1613 Galileo discovered sunspots Jan 1, 1616 Galileo called to Rome and ordered to stop supporting the Copernican theory Jan 1, 1616 Galileo was called to Rome and told to stop supporting the Copernican theory Jan 1, 1619 Kepler announced his 1st and 2nd Laws Jan 1, 1619 Kepler announced his 3rd Law Jan 1, 1638 Galileo published "Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences" Jan 1, 1652 Pascal discovered laws of fluid pressure Jan 1, 1666 Newton invented calculus Jan 1, 1687 Newton published "Principia" describing the laws of motion Jan 1, 1704 Newton published "Opticks" Jan 1, 1738 Bernoulli proposed laws of fluid mechanics Jan 1, 1758 Linnaeus developed taxonomy of species (bionomial nomenclature) Jan 1, 1769 Watt invented the modern steam engine Jan 1, 1777 Lavoiseier proposed that compounds are made of elements Jan 1, 1796 Jenner discovered smallpox vaccine Jan 1, 1800 Volta invented the battery Jan 1, 1800 Ampere discovered that magnetic fields are produced by electric current Jan 1, 1808 Dalton composed the law of definite proportions Jan 1, 1831 Faraday and Henry discovered current is produced in a wire when moved near a magnet Jan 1, 1839 Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber Jan 1, 1844 Morse sent the first telegraph message Jan 1, 1859 Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" Jan 1, 1866 Mendel wrote a paper on heredity in plants Jan 1, 1869 Mendeleev used a periodic table of known elements to predict properties of undiscovered elements Jan 1, 1877 Edison invented the phonograph Jan 1, 1879 Edison invented the electri light bulb Jan 1, 1882 Edlison created the first large power station in NYC Jan 1, 1885 Eastman invented the box camera Jan 1, 1888 Hertz discovered radio waves Jan 1, 1898 Curie and Curie announced thier discovery of radium and polonium Jan 1, 1900 Mendel's findings in genetics were found Jan 1, 1900 Planck proposed that energy can only be absorbed or emitted by quanta