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1473
Aristotle
explained the geocentric theory -
1543
Ptolemy
supported the geocentric theory -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
reasoned the heliocentric theory -
1543
Andreas Vesalius
published On the Fabric of the Human Body -
1574
William Harvey
showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body -
Zacharias Janssen
invented the microscope -
Rene Descartes
published Discourse on Method which set forth his reasoning -
The Baroque Period
began in art, music, and architecture -
Galileo
developed the law of the pendulum -
Evangelista Torricelli
developed the first mercury barometer -
Johannes Kelper
published the 1st two laws of planetary motion -
Francis Bacon
published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method -
John Locke
explained this theory of "natural gifts" -
Galileo
was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus' theory -
Thomas Hobbes
published Leviathan -
Robert Boyle
created Boyle's Law -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
saw red blood cells for the first time -
Issac Newton
published his law of gravity -
Marie-Therese Geoffrin
held her 1st salon of philosophies -
Anders Celsius
created a scale for the mercury thermometer -
Gabriel Fahrenheit
made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass (32* = freezing; 212* =boiling) -
The Classical Period
began in art, music, and architecture -
The enlightened despot, Frederick II
began his rule of Prussia -
Montesquieu
published On the Spirit of Laws -
Emilie du Chatalet
translated Newton's work form Latin into French -
Denus Diderot
published the first volume of the Encyclopedia -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote the Social Contract -
The enlightened despot
Catherine the Great began her rule of Russia -
Cesare Beccaria
published On Crimes and Punishments -
Joseph Priestly
discovered oxygen -
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence -
The enlightened despot, Joseph II
began his rule of Austria -
Antoine Lavoisier
discovered and named gas oxygen -
The US enacted the Constitution
establishing a federal system, separation of powers, checks and balances -
The US Congress
added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution -
Mary Wollstonecraft
wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women -
Edward Jenner
introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
