Mathematicians of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 11 people and 221 moments here, from 1452 to 1650. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Galileo Galilei and Albrecht Dürer.

Moments

  1. 1643 Born at Woolsthorpe Manor Isaac Newton
  2. 1643 Relocates north of Amsterdam René Descartes
  3. 1643 Seeks refuge in The Hague René Descartes
  4. 1643 Settles at Egmond-Binnen René Descartes
  5. 1644 Visits Paris during a French journey René Descartes
  6. 1646 Pascal household during Étienne's injury Blaise Pascal
  7. 1646 Birth in Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  8. 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
  9. 1647 Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes Blaise Pascal
  10. 1647 Meets Pascal in Paris René Descartes
  11. 1647 Returns to Egmond with Picot René Descartes
  12. 1648 Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie Blaise Pascal
  13. 1648 Flight from Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
  14. 1648 Return to Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
  15. 1648 Arrives in Fronde-era Paris René Descartes
  16. 1648 Interviewed by Frans Burman at Egmond René Descartes
  17. 1649 Leaves Egmond for Sweden René Descartes
  18. 1649 Arrives in Stockholm René Descartes
  19. 1649 Lives in Chanut's Västerlånggatan house René Descartes
  20. 1650 Tutors Queen Christina at Tre Kronor René Descartes
  21. 1650 Dies at Chanut's Stockholm residence René Descartes

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