Ancient Rome TimelinesScience

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Ancient Rome Science Timeline384 – 322 BC: Aristotle – Geocentric Theory

[earth centered universe]310 – 230 BC: Aristarchus – Heliocentric

Theory [sun centered universe]287 – 212 BC: Archimedes – Criticized

Aristarchus’ Discovery [The Sand Reckoner]85-165 AD: Claudius Ptolemy – Epicycle

Theory [The Almagest]1225-1274: Thomas Aquinas: Declared “God”

via philosophy and theology

1473 – 1543: Nicholas Copernicus: Heliocentric Theory [On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres]

1540-1603: William Gilbert – Magnetism and Electricity via empirical data [De Magnete: On the Magnet]

1564 – 1642: Galileo Galilei – Confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory via telescopes and thought experiments

1548-1600: Giordano Bruno – Postulated an “Infinite” Universe. The Roman Catholic Church denounced, and duly criticized Galileo

1546-1601: Tyco Brahe – Confirmed Galileo’s observations, and witnessed a supernova [De Nova Stella]

1571 – 1630: Johannes Kepler – Kepler’s Three Laws [Harmonies of the World]; Optics, Telescopes, and more

1642 – 1727: Isaac Newton – Newton’s Three Laws; Inventor of Calculus; Master of Alchemy; Discovered Optics – and the Visible Light Spectrum; Law of Gravitation [Principia]

1656-1742: Edmund Halley – Influenced by Newton’s calculations and predicted “Halley’s Comet”

1856-1943: Nikola Tesla – Vibration, Resonance; Master of Electricity; Inventor of Alternating Current (A/C) in contrast to Thomas Edison of Direct Current (D/C)

Ancient Rome Mathematics Timeline-1500 Metric flat 2 dimensional space.-518 Pythagorean theory.-300 Geometry, with logical

understanding framework.-225 Conic sections: ellipse, parabola

and hyperbola.-140 trigonometry.-628 Number theory.

-1665 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.-1683 Mathematics turned into family

buisness.-1684 Calculus from different perspectives. -1738 Hydrodynamics.-1748 Analysin infinitorum. (eix = cos x + i

sin x) -1770 Hyperbolic trigonometry. Etc.

Ancient Rome Technology Timeline280 First Roman coins as currency.1630 Telescopes ConcretePaddle Boats CandlesModern calendarColiseums(This one was harder than others, because I

couldn’t find a specific timeline for it.

Ancient Rome Art Timeline800 The Forum Romanian is build;

first permanent buildings of stone in Rome. 221 Blossom-time of the Roman fine-earthwork-

industries and Circus Flaminius is built. 200 The Greek art is brought to Rome.46 The Forum of Caesar is build. 78 Augustus executes a building program for Rome. 271 Aurelianus builds city-walls around Rome.

Ancient Rome Culture Timeline509 Rome becomes a republic.

Rome becomes the most important city of his surroundings, Latium.

338 Roman Empire enrôla Campai.334-264 Rome colonizes and conquers Italy. 167 Direct taxes Roman citizens abolished.44 Ceasar is killed.

Ancient Rome’s AchievementsThe alphabet. Which is still used today. Their army conquered much.The Twelve Tables and the Justinian Code:

Their law. They were great architectures and expanded

their empire and made great roads and buildings.

They created plumbing !!