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•In 1271, he along with his father, Niccolò Polo and uncle, Maffeo Polo commenced expedition to Asia. They travelled through Persia and Tartary
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Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East
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he was a leader of a protestaint refomation a relgious movement
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In 1491, Copernicus entered the University of Cracow where he studied painting and mathematics.
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About 1418, Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along with an astronomical observatory at Sagres
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he passed Puerto Rico and Navidad on November 27-28. On his third voyage he found South America
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In his mid-20s, Magellan joined the Portuguese fleet a job that took him to East Africa where he fought Egyptian ships in the Battle of Diu; Malacca Malaysia
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By the age of 19, Hernan Cortes made plans to sail to the Spanish colonies of the New World. He arrived to Santo Domingo the capital of Hispaniola in 1504
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John calvin Established University of Geneva Published final edition of Institutes.
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From 1522 to 1524 Ignatius wrote Spiritual Exercises a simple 200 page set of meditations prayers and various other mental exercises.
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March 20th, 1727 – was an English scientist, mathematician, and “natural philosopher”. He played a vital role in the scientific revolution and established a legacy that would dominate the sciences for the next three centuries.
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1532 Pizarro finally reached Cajamarca and conquered the Incas city, the former Emperor of Inca offered massive gold to the Captain for his released
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In May of 1541, Cartier departed on his third voyage with five ships. He had by now abandoned the idea of finding a passage to the Orient,
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1546-1601 from a rich Danish noble family, was fascinated by astronomy but disappointed with the accuracy of tables of planetary motion at the time
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In 1588 the Jesuits moved to shut down his observatory. His patron King Frederick II died at the young age of 54 poisoned of course and he was replaced by a regency.
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Sir Franci Bacon as a politician quickly worked his way up into the ranks of the English government and established himself as one of the greatest politicians
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Rene Descartes died of pneumonia on 11 February 1650 in Stockholm, Sweden, where he was invited there to teach Queen Christina
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Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, scientist and theological writer.
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now called the Galilean moons. When NASA sent a mission to Jupiter in the 1990s, it was called Galileo in honor of the famed astronomer.
