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The 16th & 17th Centuries : A TimelineThomas More’s Utopia published • 1516Martin Luther writes the Ninety – Five Theses• 1517Luther translates the Bible into German• 1522Peasant uprising in Germany• 1525Andreas Vesalius writes on Anatomy• 1559Gerhardus Mercator prepares cylindrical map of the earth• 1569Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII• 1582William Harvey links the heart with blood circulation• 1628Academy of Sciences set up in Paris• 1673Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica published• 16871) Who introduced Gregorian calendar?2) Where was Academy of Sciences set up?3) When was the Bible translated into German?4) Who prepared cylindrical map of the earth?5) Which book of Newton was mentioned in this timeline? |
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Answer» 1. Pope Gregory XIII introduced Gregorian calendar. 2. Academy of Sciences was set up in Paris. 3. The Bible was translated into German in 1522. 4. Cylindrical map of the earth was prepared by Gerhardus Mercator. 5. Principia Mathematica. |
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