Historical figures of the Scientific Revolution
The atlas holds 40 people and 545 moments here, from 1543 to 1687. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, John Milton and Galileo Galilei. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Moments
- 1660 Return to Madrid after Island of Pheasants duties Diego Velázquez
- 1660 Marriage to Maria Theresa Louis XIV
- 1660 Death in Madrid Diego Velázquez
- 1660 Holborn refuge after imprisonment John Milton
- 1661 Residence and discussion with Oldenburg at Rijnsburg Baruch Spinoza
- 1661 Rijnsburg residence Baruch Spinoza
- 1661 Jewin Street residence John Milton
- 1661 Visit to Vaux-le-Vicomte Louis XIV
- 1661 Opening at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1661 Begins university studies Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1661 Enters Trinity College Isaac Newton
- 1661 Fête de Vaux and first performance of Les Fâcheux Jean de La Fontaine
- 1662 Death in Paris Blaise Pascal
- 1663 Move to Voorburg Baruch Spinoza
- 1663 Journey accompanying Jacques Jannart into exile Jean de La Fontaine
- 1663 Marriage to Elizabeth Minshull John Milton
- 1663 Summer-semester enrolment at Jena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1663 Returns to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1663 L'Impromptu de Versailles Molière
- 1664 Installed at Luxembourg Palace Jean de La Fontaine
- 1664 Artillery Walk residence John Milton
- 1664 Plaisirs de l'Île enchantée Molière
- 1665 Plague retreat at Woolsthorpe Isaac Newton
- 1665 Diplomatic mission at Cleves John Locke
- 1665 Plague refuge at Milton's Cottage John Milton
- 1666 Secretary in Nuremberg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Leaves Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Enrols at Altdorf Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Defends legal doctorate thesis Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1667 Residence at Exeter House John Locke
- 1667 Frankfurt visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1667 Visit to Mainz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1667 Birth in Dublin Jonathan Swift
- 1668 George Dandin at Versailles Molière
- 1669 Burial in Westerkerk Rembrandt
- 1669 Death in Amsterdam Rembrandt
- 1670 Move to the Spinoza House in The Hague Baruch Spinoza
- 1670 Royal entertainment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Molière
- 1670 Premiere of Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Molière
- 1671 Psyché at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1672 Move to rue de Richelieu Molière
- 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1672 Crossing of the Lower Rhine Louis XIV
- 1672 Birth in Moscow Peter the Great
- 1673 Residence with Madame de La Sablière Jean de La Fontaine
- 1673 Sent to Kilkenny School Jonathan Swift
- 1673 First London visit and Royal Society demonstration Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1673 Death in Paris Molière
- 1673 Final performance of Le Malade imaginaire Molière
- 1673 Returns to Paris from London Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz