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Period: Mar 27, 1561 to
Francis Bacon
Developed the empirical method which uses experiments rather than speculations. -
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Rene Decartes
Responsible for modern Geometry and developed Cartesian Dualism which separated all substances into mind or matter. -
Copernican Theory Proven by Galileo
With his newly developed telescope, Galileo discovered Jupiter's moons. This allowed him to prove the Heliocentric model. -
King James Bible Released
This allowed Protestants to read on their own and therefore further defied Catholic practices. -
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Thirty Years War
Catholics, Lutherans, and Calvinists violate the Peace of Hapsburg. This created the Protestant Union and Catholic League. Ended with the Peace of Westphalia -
Johannes Kepler's Third Law
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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Robert Boyle
Responsible for the laws for the expansion of gases, and is considered the father of chemistry -
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John Locke
English philosopher who supported limited government power and coined the natural rights as "life, liberty, and property." -
Galileo and the Inquisition
Galileo convicted of heresy for supporting the heliocentric model and is put under house arrest by the Catholic Church -
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Sir Isaac Newton
Considered the father of modern physics and responsible for the discovery of gravitational force. -
King Charles I Beheaded
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. -
The English Restoration
The monarchies of "Great Britain" reunite under Charles II. -
The London Fire
A fire forms in London which claims 80% of the city. -
Principia of Mathematic
Sir Isaac Newton published his book, Principia of Mathematica. This described his Newton's laws of motion and the establishment of classical mechanics. -
The Glorious Revolution
Kings James II of England is overthrown and England obtains a joint monarchy with WIlliam of Orange and Mary II of England.
