1660 ⟶ Founding of the Royal Society

The Royal Society is founded.
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🧪 Founding of the Royal Society

The Royal Society is founded.⟶
Founding of the Royal Society (1660)
Scientific RevolutionRoyal SocietyEnlightenmentExperimentationNatural PhilosophyIsaac NewtonRobert Boyle
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⚗️ Robert Boyle Formulates Boyle's Law

Robert Boyle: Boyle's law of ideal gases.⟶
Robert Boyle Formulates Boyle's Law (1662)
Scientific RevolutionPhysicsChemistryRobert BoyleExperimentationScientific MethodMathematics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📰 First Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal Published

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: first peer reviewed scientific journal published.⟶
First Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal Published (1665)
Scientific RevolutionRoyal SocietyKnowledge Dissemination
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔬 Robert Hooke Observes and Names the Cell

Robert Hooke: discovers the cell.⟶
Robert Hooke Observes and Names the Cell (1665)
BiologyMicroscopyCell TheoryScientific RevolutionExperimentationObservation
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🔬 Newton's Discovery of the Spectrum of Light

Sir Isaac Newton: discovers that white light is a mixture of distinct coloured rays (the spectrum).⟶
Newton's Discovery of the Spectrum of Light (1672)
PhysicsOpticsScientific RevolutionExperimentationLight
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