Telescope

Telescope

  • Shakespeare registed Pericles

    Shakespeare registed Pericles
    Pericles ia a play created by Shakespeare.The play was entered in 1608, but was not published until 1609.
  • Telescope invention

    Telescope invention
    Hans Lippershey applied for the patent of the telescope in 1608
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    The telescope

  • Cornelis Drebbel invented the thermostat

    Cornelis Drebbel invented the thermostat
    Builds an incubator for eggs able to keep the heat on a constant temperature by means of a regulator/thermostat.
  • Galileo discovered the hills and valleys on the moon

    Galileo discovered the hills and valleys on the moon
    Galileo Created his own telescope where he magnified thirty three diameters
  • The first known solar activated device was invented

    The first known solar activated device was invented
    a water pumping machine, is invented by Salomon de Caux.
  • Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote part 2

    Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote part 2
    Don Quixote is considered one of the most influential works of literature in the world
  • Frank Whittle tests the first jet engine

    Frank Whittle tests the first jet engine
    He is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine.
  • The first radio telescope was built by Grote Reber.

    The first radio telescope was built by Grote Reber.
    Was done for a wide range of wavelenghts from radio to gamma rays
  • Premiere of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the United States

     Premiere of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the United States
    the first full-length animated feature film
  • Twelve paintings were stolen in Massachusets. This is the largest art theft in US history

     Twelve paintings were stolen in Massachusets. This is the largest art theft in US history
    Twelve paintings, collectively worth from $100 to $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts
  • The Hubble space telescope was launched

    The Hubble  space telescope was launched
    The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation.
  • The Human Genome project is founded

    The Human Genome project is founded
    The Human Genome Project is an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the sequence of chemical pairs which make up human DNA