1672 ⟶ Newton's Discovery of the Spectrum of Light

Sir Isaac Newton: discovers that white light is a mixture of...
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🧲 William Gilbert Publishes 'De Magnete' on Earth's Magnetism

William Gilbert: Earth's magnetic field.⟶
William Gilbert Publishes 'De Magnete' on Earth's Magnetism (1600)
AstronomyPhysicsMagnetismScientific RevolutionRenaissanceExperimentationEarth Science
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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

🔬 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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💡 William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays

William Crookes invented the Crookes tube and studied cathode rays.⟶
William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays (1875)
PhysicsExperimentation
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⚛️ Cloud Chamber Invented

The cloud chamber, the first particle detector, is invented by Charles Thomson Rees Wilson.⟶
Cloud Chamber Invented (1911)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsExperimentationDiscoveryScientific Revolution
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