1556 ⟶ Georgius Agricola Publishes *De re metallica*

Georgius Agricola, the "Father of Mineralogy", publishes his...
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🙏 🙏 Luther's Monastic Entry: Start of Reformation

Martin Luther enters St. Augustine's Monastery at Erfurt, Germany, on 17 July and begins his journey to instigating the Reformation.⟶
🙏 Luther's Monastic Entry: Start of Reformation (1505)
ChristianityMonasticismCatholicismReligious HistoryReligious Reform
GermanyGermany

☀️ Copernicus Proposes Heliocentric Model in Commentariolus

Copernicus writes Commentariolus, and proclaims the Sun the center of the Solar System.⟶
Copernicus Proposes Heliocentric Model in Commentariolus (1512)
AstronomyScientific RevolutionRenaissanceCosmologyHeliocentrismNicolaus CopernicusScientific Thought
PolandPoland

🔭 Copernicus Publishes Heliocentric Theory

Copernicus publishes his theory that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun⟶
Copernicus Publishes Heliocentric Theory (1543)
AstronomyScientific RevolutionMathematicsCosmologyHeliocentrismNicolaus CopernicusRenaissanceScientific Theory
PolandPolandItalyItaly

⛏️ Georgius Agricola Publishes *De re metallica*

Georgius Agricola, the "Father of Mineralogy", publishes his De re metallica.⟶
Georgius Agricola Publishes *De re metallica* (1556)
Scientific RevolutionMetallurgyMiningRenaissanceHoly Roman Empire
GermanyGermanyCzech RepublicCzech Republic

🧠 Birth of Philosopher René Descartes

Birth of René Descartes.⟶
Birth of Philosopher René Descartes (1596)
RenaissanceMathematicsPhilosophyScientific RevolutionRationalismMetaphysicsEpistemology
FranceFrance