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Galileo Galilei

1564 CE – 1642 CE · 78 years

The astronomer who turned a spyglass toward the heavens, saw what no one had seen before, and paid for the truth with his freedom — told in his own words.

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Landmark

Lelu Ruins

1250 CE – 1600 CE

Polity

Khanate of Sibir

1490 CE – 1598 CE

Figure · Florence & Rome

Michelangelo

1475 CE – 1564 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Landmark

Batavia (Jakarta)

1619 CE – still standing

Polity

Oirat Confederation

1399 CE – 1628 CE

Figure · Geneva

John Calvin

1509 CE – 1564 CE

Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1564 CE and 1642 CE.

1619 CE Batavia (Jakarta) 1619 CE Batavia 1565 CE Great Siege of Malta 1565 CE Acapulco 1566 CE Pha That Luang 1566 CE Stari Most

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Taj Mahal Landmark · South Asia 1632 CE – still standing Malaysian Islamic states Polity · Oceania 1492 CE – 1600 CE Sengoku Period (Japanese Warring States) Conflict · East Asia 1467 CE – 1615 CE Venice–Constantinople Route Trade route · Europe 800 CE – 1600 CE Hampi Landmark · South Asia 1336 CE – 1565 CE Hafsid Caliphate Polity · Europe 1229 CE – 1574 CE
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