1642 ⟶ Abel Tasman's European Sighting of New Zealand

Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman achieves the first recor...
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🗺️ Barents' Discovery of Spitsbergen

William Barents discovers Spitsbergen.⟶
Barents' Discovery of Spitsbergen (1596)
ExplorationArcticGeographyDiscoveryMaritimeAge of DiscoveryCartographyMaritime History
NorwayNorwayNetherlandsNetherlands

🗺️ Willem Janszoon Lands in Australia

Willem Janszoon captained the first recorded European landing on the Australian continent, sailing from Bantam, Java, in the Duyfken.⟶
Willem Janszoon Lands in Australia (1606)
Age of DiscoveryExplorationDutch East India CompanyColonialismMaritime History
NetherlandsNetherlandsAustraliaAustraliaIndonesiaIndonesia

🔬 Willebrord Snellius Formulates the Law of Refraction

Willebrord Snellius: the law of refraction also known as Snell's law.⟶
Willebrord Snellius Formulates the Law of Refraction (1628)
PhysicsOpticsScientific RevolutionMathematics
NetherlandsNetherlands

🗺️ Abel Tasman's European Sighting of New Zealand

Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman achieves the first recorded European sighting of New Zealand.⟶
Abel Tasman's European Sighting of New Zealand (1642)
ExplorationAge of DiscoveryMaritime HistoryDutch EmpireColonialismCartography
NetherlandsNetherlandsNew ZealandNew Zealand

🪐 Huygens Determines the Shape of Saturn's Rings

Christiaan Huygens describes the true shape of the rings of Saturn.⟶
Huygens Determines the Shape of Saturn's Rings (1656)
AstronomyScientific RevolutionPhysicsCosmologyTelescopeChristiaan HuygensObservation
NetherlandsNetherlands

🗺️ James Cook's Exploration and Mapping of New Zealand and Australia

1770: James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia.⟶
James Cook's Exploration and Mapping of New Zealand and Australia (1769)
ExplorationMappingAge of ExplorationBritish EmpireMaritime HistoryColonialismJames CookCartography
New ZealandNew ZealandAustraliaAustraliaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom