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Born: Toruń, Poland, Europe
Died: Frombork, Poland, Europe -
Born: Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands
Died: Zakynthos, Greece -
Versalius displays human organs and structure
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Copernicus publishes famous book
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Born: Strand, London, England
Died: Highgate, London, England -
Born: Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy
Died: Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy -
Born: Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt near Stuttgart, HRE (now part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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Born: Folkestone, Kent, England
Died: Roehampton, London, England -
Kepler destroyed the Ptolemaic system
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Born: La Haye en Touraine, Touraine, France
Died: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe -
Bacon suggests what scientists should learn
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Galileo publishes famous book
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Born: Colchester, Essex, England
Died: Suddenly (location not given) -
Born: Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland
Died: London, England, Europe -
Harvey proves theory
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Descartes publishes famous book
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Born: Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
Died: Kensington, Middlesex, England -
Boyle shows scientific method
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Cavendish publishes book
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Born: Beisch, Electorate of Saxony, Germany
Died: Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany -
Newton publishes famous book
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Winkelmann spots comet
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Born: Paris, France
Died: Paris, France -
Lavoisier completes experiments