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Feb 28, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Copernicus thought his helocentric conception of the universe offered a more accurate explanation than did the Ptolemaic system. -
Galileo Galilei publishes Starry Messenger
with the telescope he was able to see to see more in space like the mountians on the moon and such the book gave Europeans a new look on the uinverse -
Rene Descartes writes Discourse on Method
He emphasized the importance of his own mind he asserted that he would accept only those things that his reason saud were true -
Isaac Newton publishes Principia
in Preincipia he defines the three laws if motion that govren the planetary bodies as well as objects on earth -
John Locke writes Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Locke argued that every person was born with a blank mind -
Mary Wollstonecraft writes A Vindication of the rights of Woman
she identfies the two problems with the veiw of the enlightment and how womens rights were not right -
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Reign of Frederick William I
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The first daily newspaper printed in London
newspapers were cheap and even provided for free in many coffehouses -
Hanoverians take British crown
when the last queen died with out a heir they gave the crown to the nearest relavties -
Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne
she worked to centralize and strengthen the state -
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Reign of Frederick II
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War of Austrian Succession
when the Austrian emperor died his daugther took over and frederick the 2 saw this advantage and invadein Austian -
Montesque writes The Spirit of the Laws
was his work on the study of governments -
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The years in which Diderot published the Encyclopedia
the encyclopedia or the classified dictionary of sciences arts and trades a 28 volume collection of knowledge that he edited -
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Beginning and end of the Seven Years’ War
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Rousseau writes Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind
he argued that peolpe had to adopted laws and government in order to preserve their private property -
Rousseau writes Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind
he predented his social contract through that a socirty agrees to be governed by its gernal will -
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Catherine the Great rules Russia
she overthorws her husband and becomes a strong queen -
Voltaire writes Treatise on Toleration
in it he reminded goverments the all men are brothers of god -
On Crimes and Punishments written by Cesare Beccaria
he wrote that punishments shouold be exercises in brutality -
Stamp Act imposed on colonies
the act requried certain materials shave a stamp to show that they have been payed to Britian -
first Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
members urged colonists to take up arms and organize militias -
Adam Smith writes The Wealth of Nations
smith gives the governmant three roles, protect the society form invasion,defend the citizens from injustice and finally keep cretian public works private -
Treaty of Paris signed
recognized the independence of american colonies