17th Century
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Updated: 10 Feb 2018
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Created byRafelle Marie Timog Allego
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Galileo Galilei designs a basic thermometerWilliam Gilbert publishes his great book De Magnete describing how Earth behaves like a giant magnet. It's the beginning of the scientific study of magnetismGalileo Galilei builds a practical telescope and makes new astronomical discoveriesAntoni van Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke independently develop microscopesGalileo's pupil Evangelista Torricelli builds the first mercury barometer for measuring air pressureChristiaan Huygens develops the pendulum clock (using Galileo's earlier discovery that a swinging pendulum can be used to keep time)Isaac Newton formulates his three laws of motionBartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano
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