Scientific Revolution By bestaquadrada Feb 19, 1473 Copernicus was born Jan 1, 1492 Columbus discovers New World Jan 1, 1507 Copernicus' "Commentariolus" begins to circulate Jan 1, 1542 Publication of "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" - helicocentric theory of Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus Jan 1, 1546 Death of Copernicus Dec 14, 1546 Tycho Brahe born Feb 15, 1564 Galileu Born May 16, 1571 Johannes Kepler born Apr 12, 1596 Rene Descartes born Jan 1, 1600 Giordano Bruno burned at stake for hersey He was proponent of Copernicus, among many others. Jan 1, 1600 Tycho Brahe Collaboration 1600-1601 Oct 24, 1601 Brahe Dies Jan 1, 1609 Kepler Publishes "Astronomia Nova" (contains his 1st and 2nd law) Jan 1, 1610 Galileo's inventions and discoveries with Telescope (The Starry Messenger) Jan 1, 1613 Galileu publishes "Letters on Sunspots" Jan 1, 1616 Copernicus' book banned until 'corrected' Jan 1, 1618 Thirty Years War breaks out Jan 1, 1619 Kepler Publishes "Harmonice Mundi" (contains his 3rd law) Jan 1, 1632 Galileo Publishes "Dialogues Concerning the Two Principal Systems of the World" and it's immediately banned Jan 1, 1633 Galieo's Trial Jan 1, 1638 Galileo publishes "Two New Sciences" (Laws of Motion) Jan 4, 1642 Isaac Newton is born Jan 8, 1642 Galileo Dies Feb 11, 1650 Descartes dies Jan 1, 1672 Newton announces his Theory of Colors to the Royal Society Jan 1, 1687 Newton publishes "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" Mar 31, 1727 Netwond dies