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Reformation/ Scientific Revolution/ Age of Discovery Timeline

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  • Prince Henry sets up an institute for training sailors which eventually lead to one of his sailors sailing past Cape Bojador (No one had made it past there before)
    Jan 1, 1418

    Prince Henry sets up an institute for training sailors which eventually lead to one of his sailors sailing past Cape Bojador (No one had made it past there before)

  • Christopher Columbus sets sail to find a new trade route to Eastern Asia, but instead discovering America, aloowing people to settle there
    Aug 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus sets sail to find a new trade route to Eastern Asia, but instead discovering America, aloowing people to settle there

  • Vasco da Gama reached Calicut and set up trade rights, making Portugal one of the wealthiest countries in Europe
    Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reached Calicut and set up trade rights, making Portugal one of the wealthiest countries in Europe

  • Martin Luther begins the reformation by writing a letter to his bishop, eventually reshaping the corruption of the churches
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther begins the reformation by writing a letter to his bishop, eventually reshaping the corruption of the churches

  • Ferdinand Magellan began circumnavigating the globe, proving that earth was round
    Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan began circumnavigating the globe, proving that earth was round

  • Hernan Cortes reaches the Aztec capital and meet Montezuma, which results in the Aztecs being destroyed and him building Mexico City, which allowed Europeans to live there
    Nov 1, 1519

    Hernan Cortes reaches the Aztec capital and meet Montezuma, which results in the Aztecs being destroyed and him building Mexico City, which allowed Europeans to live there

  • Fransico Pizarro orders Atahuallpa, the last leader of the Incan empire, to be strangled, ending the Incan empire and making Europe richer
    Aug 29, 1533

    Fransico Pizarro orders Atahuallpa, the last leader of the Incan empire, to be strangled, ending the Incan empire and making Europe richer

  • Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus, which helped in the reformation
    Aug 1, 1534

    Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus, which helped in the reformation

  • John Calvin publishes The Institute of Christian Religion, which leads to calvinism
    Jan 1, 1536

    John Calvin publishes The Institute of Christian Religion, which leads to calvinism

  • Jacques Cartier sails and sets up a settlement at Cap-Rouge, Quebec, and start discovering gold and diamonds which turn out to be fake, informing everyone that their is no treasue there
    May 23, 1541

    Jacques Cartier sails and sets up a settlement at Cap-Rouge, Quebec, and start discovering gold and diamonds which turn out to be fake, informing everyone that their is no treasue there

  • Nicolaus Copernicus publishes De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, proving that the planets revolve around the sun
    Jan 1, 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, proving that the planets revolve around the sun

  • Tyco Brahe sees a supernova and publishes writings about it, making him a known astronomer
    Jan 1, 1572

    Tyco Brahe sees a supernova and publishes writings about it, making him a known astronomer

  • Galileo conducts experiments that eventually lead to the law of falling bodies

    Galileo conducts experiments that eventually lead to the law of falling bodies

  • Johannes Kepler publishes his first two laws of planetary motion,which Isaac Newton uses to create his theory of universal gravitation

    Johannes Kepler publishes his first two laws of planetary motion,which Isaac Newton uses to create his theory of universal gravitation

  • Francis Bacon experimented with cold and the preservation of meat, leading to the invention of the refridgerator

    Francis Bacon experimented with cold and the preservation of meat, leading to the invention of the refridgerator

  • Rene Descartes publishes A Discourse on Method, Meditations on First Philosophy, making him a known philosopher

    Rene Descartes publishes A Discourse on Method, Meditations on First Philosophy, making him a known philosopher

  • Robert Boyle publishes The Spring and Weight of the Air, making the pump easier for people to use

    Robert Boyle publishes The Spring and Weight of the Air, making the pump easier for people to use

  • Isaac Newton publishes Principia, changing society's view of the universe

    Isaac Newton publishes Principia, changing society's view of the universe