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Galileo Galilei’s Death
On the 8th of January, 1642 that the world lost a true genius. Philosopher, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Galileo Galilei died at the age of 77 in Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy. -
It was characterized by the profusion of ornaments in contrast to the sober style of the classical Renaissance. -
Thirty Years War, vulnerable to epidemics on the one hand and periodic poor harvests on the other, the priority given to agriculture as the foundation for any increase in numbers and welfare requires little elaboration. Overseas trade could make a small country like Holland rich, but both Britain and France were simply too large for trade to have such an impact.
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On May 4, 1626, Dutch colonist Peter Minuit arrived on the wooded island of Manhattan in present-day New York. -
In the industrial and commercial fields, mercantilist ideas, encouraged by the government. -
Had resulted in the devastation of large parts of the country and in great losses among the population, which suffered further reduction during the plague years of 1679 and 1713. -
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft the devil’s magic and 20 were executed. -
The Banco del Giro, founded in Vienna in 1703, quickly failed, but the Vienna Stadtbanco of 1705 managed to survive
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For Austria the most serious loss was Silesia, which Maria Theresa found necessary to cede to Prussia first in 1742 and again in 1745.
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For many scholars, the end of the Baroque period is established with the death of the composer Johan Sebastian Bach on July 28.