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Feb 15, 1564
Galileo was born
"Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa in the Duchy of Florence, Italy.Galileo was the first of six children born to Vincenzo Galilei, a well-known musician and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati. In 1574, the family moved to Florence, where Galileo started his formal education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa."(Biography.com 1) -
Feb 18, 1564
Michelangelo Dies
Died in de'Corvi Rome weeks before his 89th birthday. He was a regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. The death of him was a major loss in the art department.(lukemastin.com 1) -
1580
Dutch seize portuguese trading posts
The dutch took over many trading posts for their own benefits. They wanted to be involved in the trade system so they just took over ports. Soon many other countries took over the ports and got invilved in trade.(Lukemastin.com 1) -
1581
Galileo enters University of Pisa
In the University of Pisa, Galileo gets inspired and finds his fascination in math and physics. This led him to devote himself to physics and the great discoveries he made.(Clarice Swisher 10) -
1582
The creation of the Gregorian Calender
This calender is what we still use today. It is a great way to keep track of time and it is not complicated to use. You no longer need to look at the sky to find the season or time of year. This revolutionized the world by making time aeasier to track.(Lukemastin.com 1) -
John Winthrop sails on sea to plymouth
John winthrop created the second colony on the massachusetts bay colony. He created plymouth colony which was the start of the new world exploration. New settellers came to america to explore the land and get rich.(Lukemastin.com 1) -
Galileo invents the thermoscope
Galileo invented the device that finds the temperature with a simple vase and some water. He had set a stepping stone for the modern thermometer to emerge. He had set a path for science to come into the modern world.(Anirudh 1) -
Galileo improves the military compass
Galileo improved the original military compass wchich was a very crude instrument. Now Galileo created one that could carefully raise cannons measure gunpowder and get exact calculations. He had modernized a tool for war.(Anirudh 1) -
Galileo looks at the sky
Galileo was most famously known for using a telescope and pointing towards the stars. He did not however invent the telescope but he built his own telescope which could magnify by 30 times. He observed the stars and drew what he saw. he made many scientific achievements through this way and went against the church in most of his findings. this was the start his amazing finds.(Clarice Swisher 46) -
Galileo finds 4 moons of Jupiter
Galileo had found the moons of Jupiter which no one knew was there. He had made a scientific discovery which would make him appreciated by other people. He had named the moons in honor of his brothers, and since he wanted to study more, he improved his telescope.(Anirudh 1) -
Proved Heliocentric theory
Everyone in the world thought that the geocentric theory was in play or that the earth was at the center of the universe. It made sense because the sun and the moon look like they are circling around. Galileo started observing Venus's phases and he knew something wasn't right. The way that Galileo thought the Venus phases would look like was wrong. So it meant that the Heliocentric theory was in play and the The solar system orbits around the sun.(Fisher 95) -
The Moon isn't perfect!
Galileo proves that the moon isn't a perfect circle but like earth mountainous and unlike earth filled with craters. Galileo had once again proved the church wrong with science. Galileo keeps going on forward with his scientific discoveries and plays his part to contribute to the scientific revolution.(Biography.com editors 1) -
William Shakespeare dies
Shakespeare was one of the greatest playmakers of all times. he is known all arround the world for influencing people's lives with entertainement and fun in the olden europe. He was the basis to creating all animation that we know today.(Lukemastin.com 1) -
Bubonic plaue enters Italy
This plague is also known as the black death and took the live of millions. This disease was transmitted from Germany to Italy in the 30 years war. This was a great tragedy and can never be forgotten. (Clarice Shwisher 47) -
Put forward basic principles of relativity
Galileo set up the rules of relativatey for Newton and Einstein to follow later on. He set it on the laws of acceleration and his book about the process and speed of falling bodies.(Anirudh 1) -
The english civil war begins
This put an end to absolute power and divine right in England. The absolute rulers kept taking power from the people and disobeying laws. King Charles I was the monarch during the english civil war and he made agreements with parliament and he did not obey the agreements. Oliver cromwell overthrew chales and he was beheaded. Cromwell now went in military government. Lots of religous things were banned. Cromwell ruled very differently than a monarch would.(Lukemastin.com 1) -
Galileo dies
Died in Arcetri,Italy. Went out known as the "Father of modern Science". Achieved many accomplishments and set a path for science to develop and make life easier.(HUbbard 26)
