1781 ⟶ William Herschel Announces Discovery of Uranus

William Herschel announces discovery of Uranus, expanding th...
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🍎 Newton Publishes Principia Mathematica, Formulating Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation

Sir Isaac Newton: classical mathematical description of the fundamental force of universal gravitation and the three physical laws of motion.⟶
Newton Publishes Principia Mathematica, Formulating Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation (1687)
Scientific RevolutionPhysicsMathematicsIsaac NewtonEnlightenmentScientific MethodMechanics
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🧪 Joseph Priestley Discovers Oxygen

Joseph Priestley discovers "dephlogisticated air", oxygen⟶
Joseph Priestley Discovers Oxygen (1774)
ChemistryScientific RevolutionEnlightenmentJoseph Priestley
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🪐 William Herschel Announces Discovery of Uranus

William Herschel announces discovery of Uranus, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history.⟶
William Herschel Announces Discovery of Uranus (1781)
AstronomyScientific RevolutionPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemDiscoveryEnlightenmentTelescopeCosmology
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🔭 Eddington's Confirmation of General Relativity

First experimental evidence for the General theory of relativity obtained by Arthur Eddington.⟶
Eddington's Confirmation of General Relativity (1919)
PhysicsRelativityAstronomyScientific RevolutionTheoryAlbert EinsteinCosmology
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