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17th century
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Johannes Kepler
Starts investigating elliptical orbits of planets. -
Johann Carolus
Prints "Relations" the first newspaper. -
Hahns Lippershey - First refracting telescop
Refracting telescope used a series of lenses. Used mostly for astronomical viewing and camera lenses. -
Galileo views skies through telescope
Galileo had improved the refracting telescope from viewing only 3x to up to 10x. -
Marin Bourgeois - flintlock musket
First flintlock musket. It's creation would lead to new battle tactics, larger wars, larger weapons, and better weapons as well. -
John Napier
Invents logarithms to make calculations simpler. -
Cornelis Drebbel invents first submersable
Cornelis Drebbel invents a leather covered and sealed eight man submarine with holes for oars sealed as well. Such a great invention that the king made a trip to see and take a ride inside of the submersable. -
Willebrord snell - discovers law of refraction
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Henry Cockeram
First english dictionary with difficult words and their defenitions is published. -
William Oughtred - slide rule
Slide rule used for calculating mathamatics. Can do division, multiplication, and even logarithims, -
Jean-Baptiste Denis - new method of blood transfusion
Denis had realized that by only transfusing small amounts of blood at a time would minimize the allergic reactions people were having and make the patients more likely to survive. -
St. Peter's basilica completed
The largest interior Christian church in the world. Some consider it a masterpiece; a work of art. -
Giovanni Branca - steam engine
Engine that uses steam as the energy that does work. -
William Gascoigne - Micrometer
Used for precise mechanical engineering in engines and machining. -
Blaise Pascal - adding machine
Adding machine that could do addition and subtraction as well as multiplication and division. -
Evangelista Torricelli - Barometer
Variation in mercury height reflected the atmospheric pressure. -
Otto Von Guericke - Vacuum pump
Better version of a bellow. Created a partial vacuum, -
Christian Huygens- Pendulum Clock
The Pendulum clock is machine that uses a weight that swings back and forth and tells time. -
Christopher Wren - Syringe
The syringe, although it can be frightening at times, is a very useful invention due to it's multiple sizes. This was a major advance in medical technology. -
Cuckoo Clock
The Cuckoo Clock was mad ein Fortwangen, Germany and there was no real inventer. -
Robert hooke
Robert hooke discoverss photosynthesis -
Boyle
Boyle's law is created. Stating that volume and pressure are inversely proportional. When one raises, the other falls -
James Gregory- Reflecting Telescope
The relectign telescope is a visual scope that could use one or more curved mirrors to reflect light. Invented as an alternative to the refracting telescope due to the refracting telescope getting chromatic abberation which means the image gets distorted due to the lenses refracting different wavelengths. -
Newton
Newton, sitting under an apple tree, realizes what noone has. There is something pulling everyone to earth, gravity. -
Pedi
Pedi disproves the theory of spontaneous regeneration by leaving a pieve of meat covered and one not. The covered piece had no maggots. -
Dom Perignon- Champagne
Dom Perignon was a man who invented vintage champagne and named it after himself. -
William Clement - minute hand on clock
The addition of the minute hand made telling time accurate down to the, well, the minute. This allowed for people to become even more organized than before. -
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz- Calculating Machine
The Calculating machine was named Step Reckoner. Everyone was amazed that it did addition, subtraction and multiplication by repeating and shifting addition. -
Anton Von Leewenhaek
First man to see and describe bacteria through a microscope. This was a major advance in not only science but medacine as well. -
Christian huygens - pocket watch
Christian huygens patents pocket watch. Allows people to carry the time with them creating a more organized and punctual life for everyone who had one. -
Ole Romer
Ole Romer discovers the speed of light. -
Robert Hooke - Universal joint
A joint that allows rotation at up to 90 degrees. -
Gottfried Leibnitz
Binary system created, making a path for modern day computers and other technology. -
Denis Papin - pressure cooker
Allowed foods to be cooked hotter than with boiling or simply heating. This invention also doesn't allow air or liquids to escape it until it reaches a certain pressure level. -
Robert Boyle - Phosphorus matches
Robert discovered that by rubbing phosphorus with sulfur you create fire. This discovery led to the invention of matches. -
French
The french started to create a flat pane of glass. This was known as plate glass. It was sturdier and completely flat unlike previous pieces being held together with melted metal. -
Thomas Savery - Steam engine
This invention lead to the modern day combustion engine. This engine paved a way for steam boats, trains, and even made the automobile possible.
