Historical figures of the Scientific Revolution
The atlas holds 38 people and 540 moments here, from 1543 to 1687. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Moments
- 1638 First Florentine stay John Milton
- 1638 First Roman stay John Milton
- 1638 Birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Louis XIV
- 1638 Dinner at the English College John Milton
- 1638 Stay in Naples John Milton
- 1639 Excursion to Lucca John Milton
- 1639 Journey through Bologna John Milton
- 1639 Journey through Ferrara John Milton
- 1639 Return through Paris John Milton
- 1639 Second Roman stay John Milton
- 1639 Residence and work at Jodenbreestraat Rembrandt
- 1639 Second Florentine stay John Milton
- 1639 Stay in Venice John Milton
- 1639 Move to the Breestraat house Rembrandt
- 1639 Presentation at a Mersenne meeting Blaise Pascal
- 1639 Stay in Geneva John Milton
- 1640 Move to Rouen Blaise Pascal
- 1640 Aldersgate Street residence John Milton
- 1640 Lodgings at St Bride's Churchyard John Milton
- 1640 Returns to Leiden for the Meditations René Descartes
- 1640 Exile in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1640 Death at his Antwerp home Peter Paul Rubens
- 1641 Resides at Castle Endegeest René Descartes
- 1641 Entered the Oratory Jean de La Fontaine
- 1641 Transferred to Saint-Magloire for theology Jean de La Fontaine
- 1642 Died at Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
- 1642 Marriage at Forest Hill John Milton
- 1643 Born at Woolsthorpe Manor Isaac Newton
- 1643 Returned to Château-Thierry Jean de La Fontaine
- 1643 Relocates north of Amsterdam René Descartes
- 1643 Seeks refuge in The Hague René Descartes
- 1643 Settles at Egmond-Binnen René Descartes
- 1643 Illustre Théâtre visit to Rouen Molière
- 1644 Royal progress to Fraga Diego Velázquez
- 1644 Opening of the Jeu de Paume des Métayers Molière
- 1644 Visits Paris during a French journey René Descartes
- 1645 Barbican residence John Milton
- 1646 Pascal household during Étienne's injury Blaise Pascal
- 1646 Birth in Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1647 Westminster School education John Locke
- 1647 High Holborn residence John Milton
- 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
- 1647 Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes Blaise Pascal
- 1647 Meets Pascal in Paris René Descartes
- 1647 Returns to Egmond with Picot René Descartes
- 1647 Marriage contract at La Ferté-Milon Jean de La Fontaine
- 1648 Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Flight from Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Return to Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Performance at Nantes Molière