Topics Before 19th Century by Ana Sofia Checa, Mercedes Romero and Arantxa Ccaho
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Dec 24, 1543
Scientific Revolution- Nicholas Copernicus
It started with Nicholas Copernicus Publishes in 1543 (On the Revolutions of Celestial Bodies) Copernicus' masterwork; he sets out the heliocentric theory.
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Scientific Revolution- Study of atoms
In 1666 Robert Boyle Publishes Boyle's work, though highly flawed, sets the stage for the study of matter on the atomic level.
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Scientific Revolution- Isaac Newton
It ended in 1687 with Isaac Newton publishes (Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica).Newton's comprehensive model of the universe as organized according to the law of universal gravitation.
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Enlightenment- John Locke
Published "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"
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American Revolution-First battles
The first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord, marking the beginnings of armed conflict between Great Britain and America.
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American Revolution- Declared Independence
United States declared independence from Great Britain.
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Enlightenment- Important Publication
The signature publication of the period was Diderot´s "Encyclopédie", which brought together leading authors to produce an ambitious complication of human knowledge.
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American Revolution- Peace Treaty
Great Britain and the United States signed a peace treaty, the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
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Enlightenment- Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton published his "Principe Mathematica" http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment -
Feudalism Abolished
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
It asserted the political and social equality of all men and natural right to liberty. -
The Execution of Louis XVI
After six weeks of debate in National Convention with the Girondins wanting clemency for the king, French government finally sent its former king to the guillotine