The Baroque Period

By Jorge Benito Carralero
  • START OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD

    START OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD

    The Baroque period started around the year 1600.
  • DEAD OF KING ELIZABETH I

    DEAD OF KING ELIZABETH I

  • THE TELESCOPE

    THE TELESCOPE

    While there is evidence that the principles of telescopes were known in the late 16th century, the first telescopes were created in the Netherlands in 1608. Spectacle makers Hans Lippershey & Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius independently created telescopes.
  • ARRIVAL OF THE PELEGRINS

    ARRIVAL OF THE PELEGRINS

    Mayflower arrived in New England on November 11, 1620 after a voyage of 66 days. Although the Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the Hudson River in New York, dangerous shoals and poor winds forced the ship to seek shelter at Cape Cod.
  • The Newtonian Revolution: Scientific Advancements in the Baroque Era

    The Newtonian Revolution: Scientific Advancements in the Baroque Era

    Newton's groundbreaking work laid the foundation for classical mechanics, describing the laws of motion and universal gravitation. This scientific achievement had a profound impact on the understanding of the physical world and greatly influenced subsequent scientific inquiry during the Baroque period and beyond.
  • THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS

    THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS

    The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft.