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400 BCE
Aristole explained the geocentric theory
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168
ptolemy supported the geocentric theory
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1512
nicolaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory
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1543
andreas vesalius published on the fabric of the human body- detailing dissection of human bodies
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zacharias jannsen invented the microscope
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the Baroque Period began in art, music, and the architecture
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galileo developed the law of the pendulium
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Galileo developed the law of pendulum
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johannes kepler published the first two laws of planetary
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francis bacon published novum organum which encouraged the experimental method
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Galileo was put under house arrest by an inquisition for supporting copernicus's theory
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rene descartes published discourse on method which set forth his reasoning
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Evangelista torricelli developed the first mercury barometer
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William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
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Thomas Hobbes published leviathan- social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
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Robert Boyle's created Law
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time
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isaac Newton published his law of gravity
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John Locke explained his theory of " natural rights"
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Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass
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Francois-Marie Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to
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The enlightened despot, Fredrick II began his rule of persia
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Anders Celsius created a scale for the mercury therometer
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Denis Diderot published the first volume of the encyclopedia- a collection of enlightened thinkers works
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Montesquieu published on the spirit of laws- Detailing separation of powers in government
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Emillie du chatalet translated Newton's work from Latin into French
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Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract- free individuals create a society and government
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The enlightened despot,catherine the great, began her rule of russia
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cesare beccaria published on crimes and punishment-railing against common abuses of justice
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The enlightened despot, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria
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Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen
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The Classical period began in art, music, and architecture
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joseph priestly discovered oxygen
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Thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence
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The U.S congress added the bill of right to the Constitution
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Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication on the rights of woman- Promoting women's education as virtuous
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Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevert small pox
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The U.S. enacted the Constition- establishing a fed. separation of powers, checks and balances
