Time Toast Chapter 22

By Dominique Dangerfield
  • 168 BCE

    Ptolemy supported the geocentric

    Ptolemy supported the geocentric
  • 400

    Aristotle explained the geocentric theory

    Aristotle explained the geocentric theory
  • 1473

    Nicolas Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory

    Nicolas Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory
  • 1543

    Andreas Vesalius published On the Fabric of the Human Body

    Andreas Vesalius published On the Fabric of the Human Body

  • Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

    Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

  • The Baroque Period began

    The Baroque Period began

  • Galileo developed the law of the pendulum

    Galileo developed the law of the pendulum

  • Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

    Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

  • Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion

    Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion

  • William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump

    William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump

  • Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

    Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

  • Rene Descartes published Discourse on method which set forth his reason

    Rene Descartes published Discourse on method which set forth his reason

  • Galileo was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus theory

    Galileo was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus theory

  • Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan

  • Robert Boyle created Boyle's law

    Robert Boyle created Boyle's law

  • Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

    Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

  • Issac newton published his law of gravity

    Issac newton published his law of gravity

  • John Locke explained his theory of Natural Rights

    John Locke explained his theory of Natural Rights

  • Franccois-Marie arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms

    Franccois-Marie arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms

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

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

  • Anders Celsius created a scale for the mercury therometer

    Anders Celsius created a scale for the mercury therometer

  • Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass

    Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass

  • Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

    Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

  • Emilie du Chatalet translated Newtons work from Latin to French

    Emilie du Chatalet translated Newtons work from Latin to French

  • Fredrick II began rule of Prussia

    Fredrick II began rule of Prussia

  • Joseph II began his rule of Austria

    Joseph II began his rule of Austria

  • Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia

    Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia

  • Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws

  • Marie Therese Geoffrin held her first salon of philosophes

    Marie Therese Geoffrin held her first salon of philosophes

  • The classical period began

    The classical period began

  • Jean Jacques wrote The Social Contract

    Jean Jacques wrote The Social Contract

  • Catherine the Great began her rule of Russia

    Catherine the Great began her rule of Russia

  • Cesare Beccaria Published On Crimes and Punishments

    Cesare Beccaria Published On Crimes and Punishments

  • Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of Independence

  • Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen

    Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen

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

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

  • U.S Congress added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

    U.S Congress added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

  • Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women

    Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women

  • Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox

    Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox