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Hot air balloon above Prague
Hot air balloon above Prague 1790-10-28 - Jean Pierre Blanchard, balloonist, performed in Prague, his hot-air balloon. Royal started in the field and landed Works in. Ascended to a height of about 1,700 meters, the flight lasted 1 hour Continue
Prokop Divis lightning rod designs
Prokop Divis lightning rod designs 1754-06-15 - Prokop Divis, priest and physicist constructs "weather machine" known as the lightning rod. Unlike Franklin's lightning rod grounded Diviš Continue
Astronomia nova: Sun rotates around its axis?
Astronomia nova: Sun rotates around its axis? 1609-04-06 - Johannes Kepler, court astronomer at the court of Emperor Rudolf II., Issued a statement in Prague "Astronomia nova" where he formulated his first two laws of planetary motion Continue
In Prague, a first public autopsy
In Prague, a first public autopsy 1600-06-08 - The first public autopsy took place 8. 6. 1600 and made it to Jan Jesenus. An autopsy of the body of an executed man was held in the festively decorated Rejčkově college in June 1600, it lasted five days and watching as it was attended by about 5000 people. Continue