47 ⟶ Corbulo Constructs Fossa Corbulonis Canal
Corbulo orders the construction of the canal Fossa Corbuloni...
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🛶 Corbulo Constructs Fossa Corbulonis Canal
Corbulo orders the construction of the canal Fossa Corbulonis, between the Rhine and Meuse in the Netherlands, which connects the city Forum Hadriani (Voorburg).⟶
Roman EmpireInfrastructureCanalsTradeCorbuloTransportation
Netherlands🛡️ Romans Construct Traiectum Fortification
Romans build the Utrecht)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Traiectum fortification near the mouth of the Rhine, which will later grow to be the city of Utrecht.⟶
Roman EmpireMilitaryFortificationFrontierInfrastructureRhineAncient romeMilitary Strategy
Netherlands🛡️ Roman Castellum Established at Utrecht
Utrecht is founded, and a Roman fortification (castellum) is constructed at the Rhine border in the present-day Netherlands.⟶
Roman EmpireMilitary HistoryFrontierEarly Roman PeriodInfrastructureAncient rome
Netherlands🔭 Telescope Patent Applications
Telescope: Patent applied for by Hans Lippershey. Actual inventor unknown since it seemed to already be a common item being offered by the spectacle makers in the Netherlands with Jacob Metius also applying for patent and the son of Zacharias Janssen making a claim 47 years later that his father invented it.⟶
OpticsScientific RevolutionHans Lippershey
Netherlands⏱️ Pendulum Clock Invention
Pendulum clock: Invented by Christiaan Huygens. It was first conceptualized in 1637 by Galileo Galilei but he was unable to create a working model.⟶
Scientific RevolutionTimekeepingClockmakingMechanicsChristiaan HuygensGalileo Galilei
Netherlands⏱️ Christiaan Huygens Invents the Pendulum Clock
Christiaan Huygens develops the first functional pendulum clock based on the learnings of Galileo Galilei.⟶
Scientific RevolutionTimekeepingClockmakingPhysicsMechanicsGalileo GalileiInstrumentationPrecision
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