17th Century and 18th Century period

A detailed illustration of scientific instruments and key figures from the 17th and 18th centuries, including a barometer, microscope, and early anatomical drawings, set in an old-style laboratory background.

Circulatory Discoveries: Test Your Knowledge!

Explore the groundbreaking achievements from the 17th and 18th centuries that laid the foundation for modern science! This quiz covers significant contributions in the fields of anatomy, physics, and chemistry.

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Torricelli (1608-1647; Italy) builds the world’s first barometer for measurement of atmospheric pressure.

1642

1643

Boyle (1627-1691; England) explains the inverse relationship between gas pressure and volume (Boyle’s law: pressure [P] × volume [V] = k or [P1V1] = [P2V2]). Boyle also describes a mysterious substance in air that supports combustion.

1662-1666

1663-1664

van Leewenhoek (1632-1723; Holland) improves the microscope and begins the science of microbiology.

1684

1683

Bernoulli (1700-1782; Switzerland) determines that as the velocity of a liquid or gas increases, the pressure decreases

1739

1738

Black (1728-1799; Scotland) rediscovers carbon dioxide, which he calls “fixed air” (prior work had been done by van Helmot in the 1600s).

1754

1756

Scheele (1742-1786; Sweden) makes “fire air” (oxygen) by heating magnesium oxide; Scheele’s findings are published in June 1774.

1771

1772

Priestley (1733-1804; England), usually credited with the discovery of oxygen, publishes his work on “dephlogisticated air” (oxygen) 3 months after Scheele’s report.

1774

1775

17th Century and 18th Century period

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