WOMEN IN THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION:THE ENLIGHTMENT

By Ainize Uriarte

  • Impacts and Responses (The Enlightenment)

    René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method," changing the way people think about knowledge.

  • The Enlightenment (17th Century)

    René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method," changing the way people think about knowledge.

  • The Enlightenment (17th Century)

    Isaac Newton publishes "Principia Mathematica," influencing scientific thinking.

  • National Varieties

    (1701-1800)The Enlightenment takes different forms in Europe:
    France: Linked to anti-government and anti-Church ideas.
    Germany: Focuses on the middle class with a spiritual and national tone.
    Scotland: The Scottish Enlightenment promotes liberal values.
    Italy: Less Church power allows for new thinking.
    Russia: The government supports arts and sciences, creating universities and theaters.

  • The Enlightenment 18th Century

    The beginning of the 18th century, often seen as the start of the Enlightenment.

  • The Enlightenment (18th Century)

    (1715-1789) Key period of the Enlightenment in France, from the start of Louis XV's reign to the French Revolution.

  • The Enlightenment 18th Century

    Montesquieu introduces the idea of separation of powers in government.

  • The Enlightenment 18th Century

    (1750-1770): Rise of philosophical and scientific activity, with figures like Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau promoting reason and scientific observation.

  • The Enlightenment (18th Century)

    (1751-1766) Publication of the Encyclopédie by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, a big effort to organize human knowledge.

  • Impacts and Responses (The Enlightenment)

    (1804-1815) Start of the Napoleonic Wars, marking the end of the Enlightenment era.