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1687
Isaac Newton publishes "Principia Mathematica," outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation. -
1748
Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws" -
1755
Voltaire publishes "Candide" -
1776
American Declaration of Independence -
1789
Storming of Bastille -
1789
John locke published "Two treaties on government" -
1792
French Republic established -
1793
Reign of Terror begins -
1795
The Directory takes power -
1798
The expedition to Egypt -
1799
Napoleon takes power -
1799
Napoleonic era begins -
1803
The Musée Napoléon, the greatest museum in the world! -
1815
Napoleon’s return to Paris -
1821
Exile on the island of St. Helena