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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Scientific Revolution
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May 22, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
published it in 1543 -
Galileo Galilei
published Starry Messenger -
Rene Descartes
Discourse on Method writen in 1637 -
Isaac Newton publishes Principia
published Principia -
John Locke
Essay Concerning Human Understanding -
London newspaper
cheap and provided free in many coffee houses -
Hanovers
take the british crown -
Maria
inherited the Austrian throne in 1740 -
Frederick 1
his reign ended in 1740, in the time he was ruling the army doubled in size -
War of Ausrtain
started iin 1740 ended in 1748 -
Montesque
The spirit of the laws -
Diderot
1751-1772 publised during those years -
Jean
Discourse on the orgins of the inequality of mankind written in 1754 -
Seven year War
major conflict between countries that had power this all ended in 1763 -
Rousseau
after writing Discourse on the origin he presented his concept of the social contract -
Catherine
ended in 1792 -
Voltaire
Treatise on Toleration -
Cesare
essay On Crime and Punishment -
Stamp act
parliament imposed the stamp act on the colonies -
first Continental Congress
meet in philadelphia -
Adam Smith
writes his most famous work The Wealth of Nations -
Treaty of paris
signed -
Frederick II
after the first died in 1740 the great reigned for 46 years until his death -
Mary
A Vindication of the rights of Woman she identifired two main problems