In the 17th century Europe, physics and mathematics developed rapidly and came to outperform other regions such as China.
One possible reason is the invention of telescopes and microscopes.
In 1608, a telescope was invented by the Dutch optician Hans Rippelshai.
Then, in 1609, Galileo Galilei points the telescope to space and starts observation.
In 1590,The first microscope had been made by glasses manufacturer Sakhalias Jansen and his father Hans Jansen in Middelburg, the Netherlands.
A telescope and a microscope were invented around 1600. As a result, the observation ability of nature such as celestial bodies has progressed in a step-by-step manner with other civilizations in history.
After all, because various information increases, physics and mathematics related to it naturally progress.
The glasses shop invented the microscope and telescope.
So why did glasses progress in Europe?
It seems that glasses were invented in Venice, famous for Venetian glass, around 1285.
It did not spread at first, but people with poor eyes increased due to Gutenberg letterpress printing.
Stained glass craftsmen and glass craftsmen may not have made glasses.
It is 100% speculation.
