Book 1 & 2
The namer of Columbus' accidental discovery.
The OG tyrannical and dogmatic scientist.
Who is Galen?
The inventor of the first blind language.
Who is Louis Braille?
The man responsible for the "brutal massacre of Protestants in Paris" and for fixing "discrepancy" in the calendar.
Who is Pope Gregory XIII
The mythical "priest-king' and alleged descendant of "the Three Wise Men."
Who is Prester John?
The mystical creatures that are said to live on the underside of the Flat Earth, whose "feet are higher than their heads" and are "hanging downwards."
What is an Antipodes?
The perfecter of the Heliocentric Theory.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
The rhetoric teacher who would impress his class of 200 students by having them each recite a line of poetry, and he would then recite every line in reverse order.
Who was Seneca?
The Pope that Isaac Newton failed to persuade to allow experimental sciences.
Who was Pope Clement IV?
The scientist who consumed "eight pounds of Meat and Drink."
Who is Santorio Santorio?
DAILY DOUBLE:
The first culture to place latitude and longitude lines on a globe.
Who are the Greeks?
The "illiterate mechanick" who is attributed as the original inventor of the telescope.
Who is Hans Lippershey?
In this year, Ibrahim Muteferrika was granted an imperial edict allowing him to print books.
What is 1727?
DAILY DOUBLE:
A religious figure dissected in Bologna in 1410.
Who was Pope Alexander V?
The true name of "Paracelsus," the "self-appointed spokesman for God" and "Doctor of Physick."
This is Robert Hooke's contribution to the seafaring community in 1658.
What is a spring-loaded clock?
The "undisputed dictator of the Royal Society."
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
The minimum page number for a book.
What is 49 pages?
The Pope who was caricatured as Simplicio in the Dialogue.
Who was Pope Urban VIII?
The first piece of literature quoted in Daniel J Boorstin's The Discoverers.
What is Shakespeare's, King Lear?
A verse of support for dogmatic Christian cartographers.
What is Ezekiel 5:5
"The Freud of the botanical world."
Who is Carolus Linnaeus?
The manifesto of 27 y/o Joachim du Bellay which advocates for the French language.
What is The Defense and Illustration of the French Language?
The driving force of Nicolaus Steno's frenetic ecclesiastical career.
Who was Pope Innocent XI?
"According to popular astronomy," this was "the lowest of the seven planetary spheres."
What is the moon?