chapter 22

By dakota104
  • 350 BCE

    Aristotle explained the geocentric theory

    Aristotle explained the geocentric theory
  • 200 BCE

    ptolemy supported the geocentric theory

    ptolemy supported the geocentric theory
  • 1500

    Nicolaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocenctric theory

    Nicolaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocenctric theory
  • 1543

    Andreas Vesalius published On the Fabric of the Human Body-detailing dissection of human bodies

    Andreas Vesalius published On the Fabric of the Human Body-detailing dissection of human bodies

  • Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

    Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

  • The Baroque Period began in art, music, and architecture

    The Baroque Period began in art, music, and architecture

  • Galileo developed the law of the pendulum

    Galileo developed the law of the pendulum

  • Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion

    Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion

  • Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

    Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

  • William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood through the body

    William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood through the body

  • Rene Descartes published discourse on method which set forth his reasoning

    Rene Descartes published discourse on method which set forth his reasoning

  • Galileo was put under house arrest by an inquisition for supporting Copernicus's theory

    Galileo was put under house arrest by an inquisition for supporting Copernicus's theory

  • Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

    Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

  • Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan-social contract

    Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan-social contract

  • Robert Boyle created Boyle's law

    Robert Boyle created Boyle's law

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

  • Isaac Newton published his law of gravity

    Isaac Newton published his law of gravity

  • John Locke explained his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property)

    John Locke explained his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property)

  • Gabriel Farenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass (32=freezing; 212=boiling)

    Gabriel Farenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass (32=freezing; 212=boiling)

  • the enlightened deposit , Frederick II, began his rule of Austria

    the enlightened deposit , Frederick II, began his rule of Austria

  • Ander celsius created a scale for the mercury thermometer

  • Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws

  • Emilie du Chatalet translated Newton's work from Latin into French

    Emilie du Chatalet translated Newton's work from Latin into French

  • The Classical Period began in art music and architecture

    The Classical Period began in art music and architecture

  • Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia

    Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia

  • Francois Marie Arouet changed his name to volitaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms

    Francois Marie Arouet changed his name to volitaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract

    Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract

  • the enlightened despot, Catherine the Great, began her rule of Russia

    the enlightened despot, Catherine the Great, began her rule of Russia

  • Cesare Beccaria published On Crimes and Punishments

    Cesare Beccaria published On Crimes and Punishments

  • Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

    Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

  • Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence

    Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence

  • Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named oxygen

    Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named oxygen

  • The enlightened deposit, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria

    The enlightened deposit, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria

  • The U.S. enacted the Constitution-establishing a federal system, speration of powers, checks and balances

    The U.S. enacted the Constitution-establishing a federal system, speration of powers, checks and balances

  • The U.S. Congress added the Bill of Rights(first 10 amendments) to the Constitution

    The U.S. Congress added the Bill of Rights(first 10 amendments) to the Constitution

  • Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

    Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

  • Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

    Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

  • Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox

    Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox