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December 12 – Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile, a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile, and her niece Juana, who is supported by her husband, Afonso V of Portugal. Isabella wins the civil war after a lengthy struggle, when her husband, the newly crowned Ferdinand II of Aragon, comes to her aid.
The scientific revolution was a time (1550–1700) after the Middle Ages and the Renaissance when many discoveries were made. During this time, new ideas and discoveries fundamentally changed the way people thought. They started what is called science today.
The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal.
Summary. Ali Qushji was an Islamic astronomer and mathematician, born in what is now Uzbekistan, who worked at observatories in Samarkand and Constantinople and whose results influenced Copernicus to produce his heliocentric system. View two larger pictures. Biography.
The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (EnSciTech) is a reference resource containing a compilation of scientific and technological information in the form of articles written by Members of the Scientific Community Registry.
Science is a body of knowledge about the natural world, produced by scientists who observe, explain, and predict real world phenomena. Historiography of science, in contrast, often draws on the historical methods. Facts about the natural world have been described since classical antiquity.
Exploration. November 22 – Juan Fernández, a Portuguese navigator, discovers, along the coast of Chile, the Juan Fernández Islands, where later shipwreck survivor Alexander Selkirk (the real figure behind Defoe 's "Robinson Crusoe") will live for four years. The Juan Fernández fur seal is discovered and named.
