Scientific Revolution
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The Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe was an irreversible break with the natural philosophy that had preceded it, fundamentally changing how the natural world was investig
Portrait of Isaac Newton by Godfrey Kneller, 1689
Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Ottavio Leoni
A medieval university class, 1350s
Detail of a portrait of Cardinal Hugh of Saint-Cher (wearing spectacles), painted by Tommaso da Modena in 1352
Renaissance
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The Renaissance was a European period of history and cultural movement taking place at the end of the Late Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern era. It is variously defined as covering th
Scientific Revolution
…Scientific Revolution 1543 or 1572 – 1687 Renaissance Enlightenment Portrait of Isaac Newton by Godfrey Kneller, 1689 Location Early modern Europe Leaders Andreas Vesalius (anatomy) Nicolaus Copernicus…
Portrait of a Young Woman (c. 1480–85) (Simonetta Vespucci) by Sandro Botticelli
View of Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance
Coluccio Salutati
Detail of a portrait of Cardinal Hugh of Saint-Cher (wearing spectacles), painted by Tommaso da Modena in 1352. Tommaso trained in Venice and worked mostly in Northern Italy.