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13 published events · World History & Geography Encyclopedia

1. Trinity1945 CE · Trinity Site / Jornada del Muerto · 科学技术1945 first detonation of a nuclear weapon
2. 人类首次动力飞机持续飞行1903 CE · 基蒂霍克附近 · 科学技术莱特兄弟在北卡罗来纳州完成有人操纵的动力飞机飞行，成为航空发展史的重要节点。
3. 《天体运行论》出版1543 CE · 纽伦堡 · 科学技术哥白尼的著作出版，系统提出以太阳为中心的行星模型，推动后续天文学讨论。
4. 古登堡圣经印制1455 CE · 美因茨 · 科学技术欧洲金属活字印刷用于大规模书籍制作，古登堡圣经成为重要早期印本。完工年份采用通常约定。
5. India AI Impact Summit held2026 CE · New Delhi, India · 科学技术The AI Impact Summit was held in New Delhi on 19–20 February 2026, focusing on inclusive applications, safety governance and sustainable development of artificial intelligence.
6. The World Wide Web is proposed1989 CE · Switzerland · Geneva · 科学技术In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee proposed an information-management system at CERN that later developed into the World Wide Web.
7. Apollo 11 lands on the Moon1969 CE · United States · Kennedy Space Center · 科学技术In July 1969, Apollo 11 completed the first crewed lunar landing. Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon while Collins remained in lunar orbit aboard the command module.
8. On the Origin of Species is published1859 CE · United Kingdom · London · 科学技术In 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species, explaining biological evolution through mechanisms including natural selection.
9. Newton publishes the Principia1687 CE · United Kingdom · London · 科学技术In 1687, Newton published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, setting out laws of motion and universal gravitation.
10. Gutenberg develops printing1450 CE · Germany · Mainz · 科学技术Around 1450, Gutenberg developed a metal movable-type printing system in Europe. East Asia had earlier traditions of woodblock and movable-type printing.
11. Baghdad's translation movement830 CE · Iraq · Baghdad · 科学技术From the eighth to tenth centuries, scholars under the Abbasids translated Greek, Syriac and other texts into Arabic. The year 830 is an approximate reference point for this wider…
12. Cai Lun improves papermaking105 CE · China · Luoyang · 科学技术In 105 CE, Cai Lun presented an improved papermaking method to the court. Archaeology shows paper already existed; his contribution is usually understood as improving and promotin…
13. Alexandria's age of knowledge280 BCE · Egypt · Alexandria · 科学技术In the third century BCE, the Ptolemaic rulers supported Alexandria's scholarly institutions and library. Their founding date and collection size remain debated.