Scientists of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 11 people and 202 moments here, from 1452 to 1650. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Galileo Galilei and Giordano Bruno.
Moments
- 1573 Student at Trinity College Francis Bacon
- 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
- 1575 Educated at Vallombrosa Abbey Galileo Galilei
- 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
- 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
- 1576 Arrival at Genoa Giordano Bruno
- 1576 Teaching at Noli Giordano Bruno
- 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
- 1577 Family move to Leonberg Johannes Kepler
- 1578 Bergamo stop during northern journey Giordano Bruno
- 1578 Stop at Chambéry Giordano Bruno
- 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
- 1579 Philosophy teaching at Toulouse Giordano Bruno
- 1579 University enrollment in Geneva Giordano Bruno
- 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
- 1581 Thirty lectures in Paris Giordano Bruno
- 1583 Observed the cathedral lantern Galileo Galilei
- 1583 Residence at Castelnau's London house Giordano Bruno
- 1583 First Oxford visit and public debate Giordano Bruno
- 1584 Monastic school at Adelberg Johannes Kepler
- 1584 Ash Wednesday discussion at Whitehall Giordano Bruno
- 1585 Return to Paris with Castelnau Giordano Bruno
- 1586 Seminary school at Maulbronn Johannes Kepler
- 1586 Disputation at the Collège de Cambrai Giordano Bruno
- 1586 Matriculation at Marburg Giordano Bruno
- 1586 Matriculation and lectures at Wittenberg Giordano Bruno
- 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
- 1588 Spring residence in Prague Giordano Bruno
- 1588 Birth at Westport Thomas Hobbes
- 1589 Registration at Helmstedt Giordano Bruno
- 1589 Entry to the Tübinger Stift Johannes Kepler
- 1589 Began teaching mathematics at Pisa Galileo Galilei
- 1590 Carmelite-convent lodging in Frankfurt Giordano Bruno
- 1591 Second Frankfurt stay Giordano Bruno
- 1591 Lectures in Zurich Giordano Bruno
- 1591 Arrival in Venice Giordano Bruno
- 1591 Geometry lectures in Padua Giordano Bruno
- 1592 Lived and worked in Padua Galileo Galilei
- 1592 Mocenigo residence in Venice Giordano Bruno
- 1592 Imprisonment at San Domenico di Castello Giordano Bruno
- 1592 Sought the Padua chair in Venice Galileo Galilei
- 1592 Opened his Padua professorship Galileo Galilei
- 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
- 1594 Mathematics teacher in Graz Johannes Kepler
- 1596 Born at La Haye en Touraine René Descartes
- 1596 Baptized at Saint George René Descartes
- 1600 Imperial work in Prague Johannes Kepler
- 1600 Execution at Campo de' Fiori Giordano Bruno
- 1600 Meeting Tycho Brahe at Benátky nad Jizerou Johannes Kepler
- 1600 Essex hearing at York House Francis Bacon