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Natural Philosophy includes the great philosophers and their ideas and publications. This timeline focuses on the empirical, rational, and irrational as well as understanding their philosophical context. Philosophical context includes understanding the timing of discoveries and rediscoveries as well as the philosophers behind them and their publications. For the companion timeline for the book: “30 Philosophers: A New Look at Timeless Ideas,” go to Book Timeline: 30 Philosophers.
The Natural Philosophy Timeline
Fuxi (伏羲)
Circa 8000-7000 BCE
Nüwa (女娲)
Circa 8000-7000 BCE
Shennong (神农)
circa 2800 BCE
The Divine Farmer
The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)
circa 2650 BCE (+/- 50 years)
Oldest Known Monotheistic Religion: Atenism
1344 BCE
circa 1340 to 1320 BCE
Major Religion: Hinduism
1100 BCE (+/- 300 years)
125 Generations Ago
The Birth of Logic
624 BCE
Circa 624-546 BCE
Wu-wei or “non-action”
Go with the flow of nature.
Hourglass
1400
Relativity Principle
Jul 1632
Protozoa Discovered: Microbiology Founded
1674
The Invention of Calculus
5 Jul 1687
Electromagnetic Radiation Theory
1864
Radiometric Dating
1905 CE
Special Relativity
Jun 1905
General Relativity
Nov 1915
Electron Microscope = Nanoworld Discovered!
1931
Radiocarbon Dating
1946 CE
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
20 May 1965
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