Philosophers of the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 15 people and 259 moments here, from 1543 to 1687. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Galileo Galilei and Giordano Bruno.

Moments

  1. 1632 Childhood at Belluton John Locke
  2. 1632 Moves to Deventer René Descartes
  3. 1632 Birth at Wrington John Locke
  4. 1632 Birth in Amsterdam Baruch Spinoza
  5. 1633 Confined with Archbishop Piccolomini Galileo Galilei
  6. 1633 Departed Florence for his trial Galileo Galilei
  7. 1633 Quarantined at Ponte Centino Galileo Galilei
  8. 1633 Lodged at the Tuscan embassy in Rome Galileo Galilei
  9. 1633 Abjured at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Galileo Galilei
  10. 1633 Appeared before the Holy Office Galileo Galilei
  11. 1633 Returned under arrest to Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  12. 1634 Lived under house arrest at Arcetri Galileo Galilei
  13. 1634 Resumes residence in Amsterdam René Descartes
  14. 1634 Takes an excursion to Denmark René Descartes
  15. 1635 Follows Reneri to Utrecht René Descartes
  16. 1636 Establishes an Egmond residence René Descartes
  17. 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
  18. 1636 Moves to Leiden for publication work René Descartes
  19. 1638 Moves to Santpoort René Descartes
  20. 1639 Presentation at a Mersenne meeting Blaise Pascal
  21. 1640 Move to Rouen Blaise Pascal
  22. 1640 Returns to Leiden for the Meditations René Descartes
  23. 1640 Exile in Paris Thomas Hobbes
  24. 1641 Resides at Castle Endegeest René Descartes
  25. 1642 Died at Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  26. 1643 Born at Woolsthorpe Manor Isaac Newton
  27. 1643 Relocates north of Amsterdam René Descartes
  28. 1643 Seeks refuge in The Hague René Descartes
  29. 1643 Settles at Egmond-Binnen René Descartes
  30. 1644 Visits Paris during a French journey René Descartes
  31. 1646 Pascal household during Étienne's injury Blaise Pascal
  32. 1646 Birth in Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  33. 1647 Westminster School education John Locke
  34. 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
  35. 1647 Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes Blaise Pascal
  36. 1647 Meets Pascal in Paris René Descartes
  37. 1647 Returns to Egmond with Picot René Descartes
  38. 1648 Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie Blaise Pascal
  39. 1648 Flight from Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
  40. 1648 Return to Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
  41. 1648 Arrives in Fronde-era Paris René Descartes
  42. 1648 Interviewed by Frans Burman at Egmond René Descartes
  43. 1649 Leaves Egmond for Sweden René Descartes
  44. 1649 Arrives in Stockholm René Descartes
  45. 1649 Lives in Chanut's Västerlånggatan house René Descartes
  46. 1650 Tutors Queen Christina at Tre Kronor René Descartes
  47. 1650 Dies at Chanut's Stockholm residence René Descartes
  48. 1651 Return to London and private life in Fetter Lane Thomas Hobbes
  49. 1652 Christ Church residence and study John Locke
  50. 1653 Nikolaischule pupil Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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