Scientific Revolution I (1491-1614)

Dive into the minds of visionaries like Galileo, Newton, and Kepler, who transformed our understanding of the world.

Every set includes 20 carefully selected scientific breakthroughs, suitable for Large or Small walls or any metallic area. With a display space of 1m by 35cm, establish a dynamic and vibrant exhibit.

  • Scotch Whisky - Friar John Cor - 1494

    Kingdom of Scotland, modern day UK

  • First portable watch - Peter Henlein - c. 1500

    Germany

  • Heliocentrism - Nicolaus Copernicus - 1543

    Royal Prussia, modern day Poland

  • Modern human anatomy - Andreas Vesalius - 1543

    Italy

  • Equal sign - Robert Recorde - 1557

    UK

  • Mercator projection - Gerardus Mercator - 1569

    Germany

  • Comets are astronomical - Tycho Brahe - 1577

    Denmark, modern day Sweden

  • Gregorian calendar - Gregory XIII - 1582

    Italy

  • Microscope - Hans Jansen and Zacharias Jansen - 1590

    Netherlands

  • Flushable toilet - John Harrington - 1596

    UK

  • Universal solvent - Paracelsus - Latter half of 16th C.

    Switzerland

  • Earth's magnetic field - William Gilbert - 1600

    UK

  • Tennis - Unknown - 16th C.

    France

  • Cabinet of Curiosities - Ferrante Imperato et al. - 16th C.

    Sicily and Germany

  • Electrical attraction and repulsion - William Gilbert - 1600

    UK

  • Kepler's supernova - Johannes Kepler - 1604

    Germany

  • Telescope - Hans Lipperhey - 1608

    Netherlands

  • Laws of planetary motion - Johannes Kepler - 1609-1619

    Holy Roman Empire

  • Rings of Saturn - Galileo Galilei - 1610

    Italy

  • Logarithm - John Napier - 1614

    UK

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