1340
Battle of Sluys sinks the French fleet
Edward III's archers, packed onto galleys, raked the moored French and Genoese ships off the Flemish coast in a savage boarding action.
Ibn al-Shatir builds Damascus astronomical clock
The Damascene astronomer and timekeeper of the Umayyad Mosque constructed a sophisticated mechanical astrolabe and developed planetary models that eliminated…
Battle of Salado: Castile and Portugal halt Marinid invasion
An Iberian Christian coalition crushed the last great African Muslim incursion across the Strait of Gibraltar.
Oxford translation of the Mertonian Mean Speed Theorem
Mathematicians at Merton College, including Bradwardine and Heytesbury, derived a kinematic theorem describing uniformly accelerated motion…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1340?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1340. The most significant is Battle of Sluys sinks the French fleet: Edward III's archers, packed onto galleys, raked the moored French and Genoese ships off the Flemish coast in a savage boarding action.
What era was 1340 part of?
1340 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1340?
The events from 1340 span Europe and Middle East.