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Various events and historical transitions have been proposed as the start of the early modern period, including the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the start of the Renaissance, the end of the Crusades and the beginning of the Age of Discovery.
11 paź 2011 · Scroll through images from Stradanus’s Nova reperta, a series of engravings representing geographical, navigational, and astronomical discoveries as well as mechanical and manufacturing innovations from milling and metallurgical techniques to oil painting and printing.
Early modern Europe, also referred to as the post-medieval period, is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the mid 15th century to the late 18th century.
1814: James Fox invents the modern planing machine, though Matthew Murray of Leeds and Richard Roberts of Manchester have also been credited at times with its invention. 1816: René Laennec invents the first Stethoscope .
3 mar 2023 · Here we will explore some of the most significant inventions that emerged during this period and how they impacted society and shaped Europe into what it is today.
4 paź 2020 · The five articles prompt us to reconsider some of the novel practices and inventions that emerged during the early modern period, and to reevaluate our understanding of technological change in the transition from mercantile to industrial societies.
25 lip 2021 · Although the early modern period did not see the advent of modern-style factories, there were a number of strategies and technological developments which allowed artisans to produce instruments in greater numbers and with greater precision as the period progressed.
