Simon Marius (latinized form of Simon Mayr; 10 January 1573 – 5 January 1625) was a German astronomer.He was born in Gunzenhausen, near Nuremberg, but spent most of his life in the city of Ansbach.He is most known for being among the first observers of the four largest moons of Jupiter, and his publication of his discovery led to charges of plagiarism

Na de val van Napoleon kreeg de neogotiek ook navolging op het Europese vasteland. Aanvankelijk in de vorm van grootscheepse restauraties van middeleeuwse monumenten (Dom van Keulen, Notre-Dame van Parijs), maar later ook steeds meer met zelfstandige bouwwerken, zoals stationsgebouwen, ziekenhuizen, scholen en stadhuizen.In Duitsland verrezen veel …

This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia.. Some of those who held the lead role as governor of Virginia never visited the New World and governed through deputies resident in the colony. Others, such as Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, held the lead role for many years but were in Virginia for only a short portion of that time and delegated to others most of the time.

La Catedral de San Hallvard (en noruego Sankt Hallvardskirken o Halvardskatedralen) fue la primera catedral de la ciudad de Oslo, Noruega.Actualmente únicamente permanecen las ruinas de sus cimientos, después de que la iglesia fue derribada en el siglo XVII cuando el emplazamiento de la ciudad se cambió hacia el lado occidental de la bahía.. La iglesia es …

New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam, pronounced [ˌniʋɑmstərˈdɑm] or [ˌniuʔɑms-]) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland.The initial trading factory gave rise to the settlement around Fort Amsterdam.The fort was situated on the strategic southern tip of the …

Henry II (French: Henri II; 8 November 1563 – 31 July 1624), known as "the Good (le Bon)", was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. Leaving no sons, both of his daughters became Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was a brother-in-law of Henry IV of France History and family. Henry was the son of Charles III ...

Matthew Poole (1624–1679) was an English Non-conformist theologian and biblical commentator. Life to 1662. He was born at York, the son of Francis Pole, but he spelled his name Poole, and in Latin Polus; his mother was a daughter of Alderman Toppins there. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from 1645, under John ...

Blaise Pascal, né le 19 juin 1623 à Clermont (aujourd'hui Clermont-Ferrand) en Auvergne et mort le 19 août 1662 à Paris, est un mathématicien, physicien, inventeur, philosophe, moraliste et théologien français [1].. Enfant précoce, il est éduqué par son père. Les premiers travaux de Pascal concernent les sciences naturelles et appliquées.Il contribue de manière importante à l ...

The Mughal Empire's province Gujarat to the west of the Indian peninsula, was managed by the Viceroys appointed by the emperors. The emperor Jehangir continued Mírza Âzíz Kokaltásh as the viceroy when he ascended to the throne in 1605. He continued to manage the province even though Khalij Khan was appointed as the new viceroy. He was succeeded by Sayad Murtaza …

La pereza (en latín, pigritia, lit. 'pereza') también llamada acidia (en latín, acedia, lit. 'acedia'), flojera, [1] o vagancia [2] , es, según el Diccionario de la Lengua Española, la negligencia, aburrimiento o descuido a cosas a la que uno está obligado. [3] Para el cristianismo, la pereza se considera un pecado capital, pero que es difícil de definir y acreditar como un pecado ...

Leiden ( uitspraak (info / uitleg)) is een stad en gemeente in het noordwesten van de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland.De Oude Rijn stroomt door Leiden voordat deze – even verderop – in zee uitmondt. Dankzij de lakennijverheid behoorde Leiden van de late Middeleeuwen tot in de 17e eeuw tot de grootste steden van de Noordelijke Nederlanden. De …

Jakob Böhme (/ ˈ b eɪ m ə, ˈ b oʊ-/; German: ; 24 April 1575 – 17 November 1624) was a German philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran Protestant theologian.He was considered an original thinker by many of his contemporaries within the Lutheran tradition, and his first book, commonly known as Aurora, caused a great scandal.In contemporary English, his name may be spelled …

1624 - 1625: Nicole de Lorraine (3 octobre 1608 - 2 février 1657) Duchesse de Lorraine Fille du précédent et de Marguerite de Mantoue. Mariée en 1621 à son cousin Charles IV (1604 - 1675), fils de François II, comte de Vaudémont, et de Christine de Salm. Séparés en 1635.

John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author.He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America, in the early 17th century. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September 1608 and August …