Engineers and Inventors of the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 4 people and 72 moments here, from 1557 to 1687. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Johannes Kepler.

Notable people

  1. Galileo Galilei

    from 1564 to 1642

    35 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1646 to 1687

    20 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  3. Johannes Kepler

    from 1571 to 1630

    16 moments here

    German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

  4. Jacques Cartier

    in 1557

    1 moment here

    French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

Moments

  1. 1557 Death at Saint-Malo Jacques Cartier
  2. 1564 Baptized at Pisa Cathedral Galileo Galilei
  3. 1564 Born in Pisa Galileo Galilei
  4. 1571 Birth in Weil der Stadt Johannes Kepler
  5. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
  6. 1575 Educated at Vallombrosa Abbey Galileo Galilei
  7. 1577 Family move to Leonberg Johannes Kepler
  8. 1583 Observed the cathedral lantern Galileo Galilei
  9. 1584 Monastic school at Adelberg Johannes Kepler
  10. 1586 Seminary school at Maulbronn Johannes Kepler
  11. 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
  12. 1589 Entry to the Tübinger Stift Johannes Kepler
  13. 1589 Began teaching mathematics at Pisa Galileo Galilei
  14. 1592 Lived and worked in Padua Galileo Galilei
  15. 1592 Sought the Padua chair in Venice Galileo Galilei
  16. 1592 Opened his Padua professorship Galileo Galilei
  17. 1594 Mathematics teacher in Graz Johannes Kepler
  18. 1600 Imperial work in Prague Johannes Kepler
  19. 1600 Meeting Tycho Brahe at Benátky nad Jizerou Johannes Kepler
  20. 1610 Moved permanently to Florence Galileo Galilei
  21. 1610 Occupied his Via dei Vignali house Galileo Galilei
  22. 1611 Stayed at Villa Le Selve Galileo Galilei
  23. 1611 Visited the Collegium Romanum Galileo Galilei
  24. 1611 Visited Villa Marignolle Galileo Galilei
  25. 1611 Worked in Rome with the Linceans Galileo Galilei
  26. 1612 District mathematician in Linz Johannes Kepler
  27. 1616 Admonished at Bellarmine's residence Galileo Galilei
  28. 1616 Completed a six-month Roman stay Galileo Galilei
  29. 1617 Resided at Bellosguardo Galileo Galilei
  30. 1620 Journey from Linz to Württemberg Johannes Kepler
  31. 1621 Return to Linz Johannes Kepler
  32. 1624 Arrived in Rome to meet Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
  33. 1624 Reached Perugia en route to Rome Galileo Galilei
  34. 1624 Received by Pope Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
  35. 1624 Stayed with Federico Cesi at Acquasparta Galileo Galilei
  36. 1624 Demonstrated a microscope in Rome Galileo Galilei
  37. 1626 Departure for Ulm Johannes Kepler
  38. 1627 Presentation of the Rudolphine Tables in Prague Johannes Kepler
  39. 1628 Final business in Linz Johannes Kepler
  40. 1628 Arrival in Sagan Johannes Kepler
  41. 1630 Returned to Rome for printing approval Galileo Galilei
  42. 1630 Death in Regensburg Johannes Kepler
  43. 1631 Moved to Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  44. 1633 Confined with Archbishop Piccolomini Galileo Galilei
  45. 1633 Departed Florence for his trial Galileo Galilei
  46. 1633 Quarantined at Ponte Centino Galileo Galilei
  47. 1633 Lodged at the Tuscan embassy in Rome Galileo Galilei
  48. 1633 Abjured at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Galileo Galilei
  49. 1633 Appeared before the Holy Office Galileo Galilei
  50. 1633 Returned under arrest to Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei

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