Which Happened First?

Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi

Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi
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Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi was an Ottoman scientist, inventor, chemist, astronomer, physician, Andalusi musician, and poet from Constantinople, reported in the writings of traveler Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered flight.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Maria Cunitz1600s – August 22, 1664
  2. Pierre de Fermat1607 – January 12, 1665
  3. Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi (this page)1609–1640
  4. Marie Meurdrac1610–1680
  5. Johannes HeveliusJanuary 28, 1611 – January 28, 1687
  6. John PellMarch 1, 1611 – December 12, 1685

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