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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
While writing the book, Galileo referred to it as his Dialogue on the Tides, and when the manuscript went to the Inquisition for approval the title was Dialogue on the Ebb and Flow of the Sea. He was ordered to remove all mention of tides from the title and to change the preface, because granting approval to such a title would look like approval of his theory of the tides, which attempted to prove the motion of the Earth physically. As a result, the formal title on the title page is Dialogue, -
Descartes publishes his Discourse on the Method
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thomashobbes outlines the social contract in Leviathan
Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil — commonly referred to as Leviathan — is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651. -
MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLESOFNATURAL PHILOSOPHY
Described the universe as a giant rock
All parts affect the others
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John locke justifies rebellion
John Locke, a contemporary of Sir Isaac Newton, published Two Treatises of Government in 1690. Locke was trying to justify the Glorious Revolution and England's new government. His work later supplied the philosophical support for revolutions in both the American colonies and in France. -
fahrenheit makes the first in thermometer
Fahrenheit returned home to make thermometers like Roemer's. In 1714 he overcame technical difficulties with alcohol thermometers by substituting mercury as the expanding liquid. The use of mercury extended the range of temperature measurements from well below Roemer's zero to well above the boiling point of water. Furthermore, mercury expanded and contracted more uniformly than the other liquids then in use. As a result, Fahrenheit could mark his mercury thermometers more accurately and with f -
voltaireis exiled to england
rançois-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi aʁ.wɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire -
john priestly separates oxygen from the air
Joseph Priestley, FRS (13 March 1733 (O.S.) – 6 February 1804) was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works. He is usually credited with the discovery of oxygen. -
frederick the great is the king of prussia
Before his ascension, Frederick was told by D'Alembert, "The philosophers and the men of letters in every land have long looked upon you, Sire, as their leader and model." Such devotion, however, had to be tempered by political realities. When Frederick ascended the throne as "King in Prussia" in 1740 -
baron von montesquieu speration of power
In his classification of kinds of political systems, Montesquieu defines three main kinds: republican, monarchical, and despotic. As he defines them, Republican political systems vary depending on how broadly they extend citizenship rights -
denis diderot publishes the encyclopedia
was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent person during the Enlightenment and is best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor of, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. -
mary wollstonecraft is born
Mary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party (referred to in its time simply as "the destruction of the tea" or by other informal names and so named until half a century later,) was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
declaration of independence is signed
Fifty-six congressional delegates in total signed the document, including some who were not present at the vote approving the declaration. -
delegates sign the constitution
The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention,he Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
