1561 ⟶ Sir Francis Bacon Born

Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
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⛓️ ⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas

First reported African slaves in the New World⟶
⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas (1502)
SlaveryColonialismNew WorldTransatlantic Slave TradeAtlantic WorldExploitationForced MigrationSpanish EmpirePortuguese EmpireEconomy
SpainSpainDominican RepublicDominican RepublicHaitiHaitiPortugalPortugal

✍️ Machiavelli Completes Writing of The Prince

Machiavelli writes The Prince, a treatise about political philosophy⟶
Machiavelli Completes Writing of The Prince (1513)
RenaissancePolitical PhilosophyRealpolitikItalian Renaissance
ItalyItaly

💡 Sir Francis Bacon Born

Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.⟶
Sir Francis Bacon Born (1561)
RenaissanceTudor EnglandPhilosophyScientific RevolutionIntellectual History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔭 Galileo Galilei's Birth

Galileo Galilei born on February 15⟶
Galileo Galilei's Birth (1564)
AstronomyRenaissanceScientific RevolutionGalileo GalileiPhysicsHeliocentrismScientific MethodItalian RenaissanceTelescopeCosmology
ItalyItaly

🌡️ Galileo Galilei Develops the Thermometer

Galileo Galilei invents a thermometer.⟶
Galileo Galilei Develops the Thermometer (1593)
Galileo GalileiScientific RevolutionInstrumentationMeasurementPhysics
ItalyItaly

🧠 Birth of Philosopher René Descartes

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