17th Century
- 1609 – Galileo Galilei observes moons of Jupiter in support of the heliocentric model
- 1638 – Galileo Galilei uses rolling balls to disprove the Aristotelian theory of motion
- 1665 – Robert Hooke, using a microscope, observes cells
- 1676 – Ole Rømer measures the speed of light for the first time
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