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Timelines are sequences of related events in chronological order. They are important in understanding history. This page is a list of the timelines contained in Wikipedia.
Other lists can be found at List of reference tables. You may also want to refer to the general historical timeline which has entries for each millennium, century, decade and year.
1 Science
General: List of years in science, Timeline of scientific discoveries, Timeline of scientific experiments, Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- AstronauticsAstronautics is the branch of engineering that deals with machines designed to work outside of Earth's atmosphere, whether manned or unmanned. In other words, The science and technology of space flight. Astronautics was coined by analogy with aeronautics. | PlanetologyResearch into the solar system, known as planetology planetary science or planetary astronomy covers a diverse section of the sciences, with areas of study ranging between microscopic grains and the gas giant planets. This, combined with the general compa
- Timeline of artificial satellites and space probesTimeline of artificial satellites and space probes 1950s 1957 Earth Success Sputnik 1 is launched, the first Earth orbiting satellite 1957 Earth Partial success Sputnik 2 is launched, the first Earth orbiting satellite with an animal ( Laika) 1958 Earth S
- Timeline of rocket and missile technologyThis article gives a concise timeline of rocket and missile technology . 1903 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky begins a series of papers discussing the use of rocketry to reach outer space, space suits, and colonization of the solar system. Two key points discussed
- Timeline of planetary explorationTimeline of planetary exploration by date of launch. Already-launched missions in italic have not yet achieved success or failure. 1950s 1957 Sputnik 1 4 October 1957 1st Earth Orbiter Sputnik 2 3 November 1957 Earth Orbiter Vanguard TV3 6 December 1957 A
- AstronomyAstronomy which etymologically means " law of the stars," (from Greek: + nomos) is a science involving the observation and explanation of events occurring outside Earth and its atmosphere. It studies the origins, evolution, physical and chemical propertie | AstrophysicsSpiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties ( luminosity, density, temperature, chemical composition) of astronomical objects such as stars, galaxies, and | CosmologyCosmology is the study of the large-scale structure and history of the universe. In particular, it deals with subjects regarding its origin and evolution. It is studied by Astronomy, Philosophy, and Religion. See also cosmogony. Subjects in cosmology incl
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