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Feb 22, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
talks about the universe -
Galileo Galilei
Starry Messenger
talks about what he can see through his spyglass. -
Rene Descartes
Discourse on Method
talks about seeking the truth in science -
Isaac Newton
Principia
talks about the principles of life -
John Locke
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
about his second Treatise on Civil Government -
Catherine the Great
rules russia -
Reign of Frederick William I
Doubled size of his army -
Hanovers
take British crown -
Daily newspaper
The first daily newspaper printed in London -
Reign of Frederick II
Reigned in prussia -
War of Austrian Succession
King Georges war -
Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne
inherits the Austrian throne -
Montesque
The Spirit of the Laws
is a treatise on political theory -
Diderot
Encyclopedia -
Rousseau
Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind
not recognized by the prize committee for this piece -
Period: to
Seven Years’ War
The war was driven by the antagonism -
Voltaire
Treatise on Toleration
ABOUT THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF JEAN CALAS -
Rousseau
The Social Contract
the best way to set up a political community -
Cesare Beccaria
On Crimes and Punishments
talked about torture and death -
Stamp Act
imposed on colonies
needed money -
first Continental Congress
meet in Philadelphia -
Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations
Is reflection on economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris is signed -
Mary Wollstonecraft
A Vindication of the rights of Woman
first great feminist treatise