1289
Spectacles first mentioned in Pisa
The Dominican preacher Giordano da Pisa mentioned that it was not yet twenty years since the art of making reading spectacles had been discovered.
Qalawun captures Tripoli
The Mamluk sultan stormed the crusader-held county of Tripoli, killing or enslaving the inhabitants.
Block printing flourishes under the Yuan
Yuan bureaucrats printed paper money, Buddhist sutras, and government almanacs in enormous quantities.
Fakhr al-Din al-Khalili advances trigonometry
Mathematicians working in the tradition of Nasir al-Din Tusi at Maragheh refined trigonometric tables to unprecedented precision, computing sine values…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1289?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1289. The most significant is Spectacles first mentioned in Pisa: The Dominican preacher Giordano da Pisa mentioned that it was not yet twenty years since the art of making reading spectacles had been discovered.
What era was 1289 part of?
1289 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1289?
The events from 1289 span Europe, Middle East and East Asia.