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Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus is born
Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Thorn, Poland. He was the son of a very succesful merchant, but when his father died Copernicus was rasied by his uncle who got him involved in astronomy, philosophy, and other sciences. -
Nov 17, 1543
Andreas Vesalius: On the Fabric of the Human Body
This was considered to be the basis of biology. It was the first modern work of science and in it Vesalius makes a lot of new observations about the structure of the human body. -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
Pope Paul III at Trento in northern Italy, it served to revitalize Roman Catholicism in many parts of Europe. There were three periods of the Council of Trent and each one had its own problems being addressed. But by the end of the 16th century, many of the abuses that had motivated the Protestant Reformation had disappeared, and the church had reclaimed many of its European followers. -
Gailileo and gravity
He demonstrates, that a one pound weight and a 100 pound weight dropped from the same height at the same time, off the leaning tower of Pisa, hit the ground at the exact same moment. This proved Aristotles theory to be wrong.
