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1400
humanism
Renaissance cultural movement that changed life away from medieval times and brought people's attention to ancient Greek and Roman lifestyle and ways. -
Period: 1400 to
1400-1700
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1436
printing press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and the first book he printed was the bible. Before his printing press printing was a long difficult and expensive process that many could not afford -
1440
printing revolution (for common man)
By this time people began to take advantage of the invention. Many people had a new access to books that they did not have before which later will aid in the scientific revolution. -
1488
flying machine
Leonardo da Vinci came up with the idea for the flying machine, which was the first of its kind. He was also known for his artwork such as the mona lisa. (the perfect renasonce man) -
Oct 31, 1517
95 thesis
Martin luther posted the 95 thesis on the door of his church. This was the start to the reformation and an event which he would later testify at the trial of the worms. -
1521
diet of the worms
The trial of the century as some say. Martin Luther appeared to testify about his 95 thesis -
1534
church of england
Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation. He was the Arch Bishop Canterbury during the rein of King Henry VIII. He was also known as one of the founders of the church of england even though the church was founded by king henry VIII. -
1543
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
the publication of Nicolaus Copernicus' De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is often called the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. -
1545
council of trent
council of the Roman Catholic Church that convened from 1545 to 1563. In response to the Protestant Reformation, key statements and clarifications regarding church doctrine, teaching, and practice were prepared. -
1558
bloody mary
Queen mary gained the name bloody mary after around 280 Protestants were burned at the stake for refusing to convert to Catholicism -
1572
new star
Tycho's Nova, also called B Cassiopeiae or SN 1572, one of the few recorded supernovas in the Milky Way Galaxy. -
edict of nantes
When Henry of Navarre ascended the throne and officially granted tolerance to Protestantism. -
astronomia nova
Kepler Publishes "Astronomia Nova"
This publishing contains his first and second laws.
1) The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape, with the center of the sun being located at one focus.
2) An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the center of the planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time. -
Galileo Galilei's discoveries
Some discoveries, such as Sunspots and the Moons of Jupiter. -
Galileo publishes Two New Sciences. (Laws of motion)
Two New Sciences, in which he summarised the work he had done earlier, on the two sciences now called kinematics and strength of materials. -
laws of motion
Isaac Newton was an English astronomer and mathematician during the scientific revolution. He developed the math system called calculus and came up with Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation. He also made discoveries to do with colors