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  1. Galileo Galilei

    Galileo had used a compound microscope

    1624Italy

    By 1624, Galileo had used a compound microscope. He gave one of these instruments to Cardinal Zollern in May of that year for presentation to the Duke of Bavaria, and in September, he sent another to Prince Cesi.

  2. Buckingham Palace

    First house erected within the site

    1624England, United Kingdom

    Possibly the first house erected within the site was that of a Sir William Blake, around 1624. The next owner was Lord Goring, who from 1633 extended Blake's house and developed much of today's garden, then known as Goring Great Garden.

  3. Libraries

    Załuski Library

    1624Warsaw, Poland

    The Załuski Library was founded in Warsaw.

  4. Galileo Galilei

    Galileo had used a compound microscope

    1624Italy

    By 1624, Galileo had used a compound microscope. He gave one of these instruments to Cardinal Zollern in May of that year for presentation to the Duke of Bavaria, and in September, he sent another to Prince Cesi.

  5. Buckingham Palace

    First house erected within the site

    1624England, United Kingdom

    Possibly the first house erected within the site was that of a Sir William Blake, around 1624. The next owner was Lord Goring, who from 1633 extended Blake's house and developed much of today's garden, then known as Goring Great Garden.

  6. Libraries

    Załuski Library

    1624Warsaw, Poland

    The Załuski Library was founded in Warsaw.