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Scientific and Philosophical developments responsible from 1450-1650.

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  • Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence
    May 3, 1469

    Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence

    pupil of a renowned Latin teacher and speculated that he attended the University of Florence, and even a cursory glance at his corpus reveals that he received an excellent humanist education.
  • Andreas Vesalius was born
    Jan 1, 1514

    Andreas Vesalius was born

    He as the first person to map the veins of the human body and is the founder of modern human anatomy
  • Galileo published Dialogues on the Two Chief Systems of the World
    Nov 12, 1532

    Galileo published Dialogues on the Two Chief Systems of the World

  • Martin Luther stated that the bible is the only true source of religious authority and salvation can come through faith in jesus christ.
    Jan 1, 1540

    Martin Luther stated that the bible is the only true source of religious authority and salvation can come through faith in jesus christ.

    Good guy Martin Luther
  • Copernicus suggests that the sun is at the center of a solar system
    Nov 12, 1542

    Copernicus suggests that the sun is at the center of a solar system

    He published the theory after his death due to the church's pressure
  • John Calvin gave us the belief that the path to salvation is through predestination
    Jan 1, 1560

    John Calvin gave us the belief that the path to salvation is through predestination

  • Francis Bacon was born
    Jan 1, 1561

    Francis Bacon was born

    One of the leading figures in natural philosophy and in the field of scientific methodology in the period of transition from the Renaissance to the early modern era.
  • Kepler proposed that the planets did not circle the Sun

    Kepler proposed that the planets did not circle the Sun

    Kepler proposed that the planets did not circle the Sun, but revolved elliptically
  • Galileo questions Aristotelian ideas

    Galileo questions Aristotelian ideas

    1. first to turn new telescope to the heavens
    2. Surface of the Moon is pitted, cratered, and irregular
    3. Surface of the Sun is marked by spots
    4. Jupiter has moons of its own
    5. Venus has phases
    6. Many more stars than previously thought
  • Newton publishes Principia

    Newton publishes Principia

    God’s universe ran according to natural laws that were unchanging, rational, mathematical, and discoverable