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Sep 25, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Copernicus formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the sun , rather than the earth at the center -
Hobbes publishes leviathan
his 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. -
newton publishes treatise on law of gravity
The Principia was published on 5 July 1687 -
American colonies declare independence
On this day in 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king. -
start of french revolution
The French Revolution s a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a fundamental impact on French history and on modern history worldwide. -
storming of the bastile
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. The prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. -
mary wollstonecraft publishes a vindication of the rights of women
Wollstonecraft is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), in which she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education. She suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason -
king louis XVI is executed: the reign of terror begans
was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, after which he was subsequently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his deposition and execution during the French Revolution -
napoleon crowns himself as king
As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815, the first monarch of France bearing the title emperor since the reign of Charles the Fat (881–887).
