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1473
Nicolaus copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory
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1543
Andrea's Vesalius published on the fabric of the human body - detailing dissection of the human body
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Zacharias Jansen invented the microscope
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Ptolemy supported the geocentric theory
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Galileo developed the law of the pendulum
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Johannes kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion
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Francis bacon published Novum organum which encouraged the experimental method
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William harvey showed that the heart acts as a pump to circulate blood through the body
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Galileo was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus theory
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Rene Descartes published discourse on method which set forth its reasoning
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Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer
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Thomas hobbes published Leviathan - Social contract
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Robert boyle created the Boyle's Law
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Anton van leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time
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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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Isaac newton published his law of gravity
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Francois- Marie Arouet changed his name to voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
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Mary Astell wrote a serious proposal to the ladies - Addressing the lack of educational opportunities for women
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Mary wollstonecraft wrote a serious proposal to the ladies - addressing the lack of education opportunities for women
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The baroque period began in art,music, and architecture (bach and handel were composers)
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Aristotle explained the geocentric theory
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The enlightened despot,Fredrick ll, began his rule of prussia
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The classical period began in art,music and architecture (hayden,mozart, and bethoven were composers)
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Anders celcius created a scale for mercury thermometer
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Emilie du chatalet ( a mathematician and physicist) translated newtons work from latin to french
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Montesquieu published on the spirit of laws - detailing separation of powers in the government
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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 rule of russia
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Joseph priestly discovered oxygen
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Denis diderot published the first volume of the encyclopedia - a collection of enlightened thinkers work
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Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen
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Thomas jefferson wrote the decoration of independence
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Marie Therese Geoffrin held her first salon philosophies
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The enlightened despot,joseph ll, began his rule of austria
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Mary wollsstonecraft wrote a vindication of the rights of women - promoting women education as virtuous
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Edward jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
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Cesare Beccaria published on crimes and punishments - railing against common abuses of justice
