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Developed the empirical method which uses experiments rather than speculations.
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Responsible for modern Geometry and developed Cartesian Dualism which separated all substances into mind or matter.
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With his newly developed telescope, Galileo discovered Jupiter's moons. This allowed him to prove the Heliocentric model.
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This allowed Protestants to read on their own and therefore further defied Catholic practices.
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Catholics, Lutherans, and Calvinists violate the Peace of Hapsburg. This created the Protestant Union and Catholic League. Ended with the Peace of Westphalia
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The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
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Responsible for the laws for the expansion of gases, and is considered the father of chemistry
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English philosopher who supported limited government power and coined the natural rights as "life, liberty, and property."
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Galileo convicted of heresy for supporting the heliocentric model and is put under house arrest by the Catholic Church
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Considered the father of modern physics and responsible for the discovery of gravitational force.
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Charles I was defeated by the Parliamentarians and was charged with treason. He refused to enter a plea, which made him guilty. He was therefore beheaded.
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The monarchies of "Great Britain" reunite under Charles II.
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A fire forms in London which claims 80% of the city.
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Sir Isaac Newton published his book, Principia of Mathematica. This described his Newton's laws of motion and the establishment of classical mechanics.
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Kings James II of England is overthrown and England obtains a joint monarchy with WIlliam of Orange and Mary II of England.
