Chapter 22 Timeline

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  • Aristotle explained the geocentric theory
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    Aristotle explained the geocentric theory

  • Ptolemy supported the geocentric theory
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    Ptolemy supported the geocentric theory

  • Nicklaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory
    1473

    Nicklaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory

  • Andreas Vesalius published on the Fabric of the Human Body
    1543

    Andreas Vesalius published on the Fabric of the Human Body

    detailing dissection of human bodies
  • Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

    Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

  • Rene Descartes published Discourse on Method which set forth his reasoning

    Rene Descartes published Discourse on Method which set forth his reasoning

  • The Baroque Period began in art,music,and architecture

    The Baroque Period began in art,music,and architecture

    Bach and Handel were composers
  • Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of Planetary motion

    Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of Planetary motion

  • Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

    Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

  • Robert Boyle created Boyle's law

    Robert Boyle created Boyle's law

  • Galileo was put under house arrest by an inquisition for supporting Copernicus's theory

    Galileo was put under house arrest by an inquisition for supporting Copernicus's theory

  • Galileo developed the law of the Pendulum

    Galileo developed the law of the Pendulum

  • Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

    Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

  • Thomas Hobbles published Leviathan- social contract

    Thomas Hobbles published Leviathan- social contract

    people give up right to a strong ruler who maintains order
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

  • Isaac Newton published his law of Gravity

    Isaac Newton published his law of Gravity

  • John Locke explained his theory of "natural rights"

    John Locke explained his theory of "natural rights"

    life, liberty, and property
  • Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

    Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

    addressing the lack of educational opportunities for women
  • William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body

    William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body

  • Marie Therese Geoffrin held her first salon of philosophers

    Marie Therese Geoffrin held her first salon of philosophers

  • Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass

    Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass

    32*=freezing; 212*= boiling
  • Francois - Marie Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedom

    Francois - Marie Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedom

  • The classical period began in art,music, and architecture

    The classical period began in art,music, and architecture

    Haydan, Mozart and Beethoven were composers
  • The enlightened despot, Frederick II, began his rule of Prussia

    The enlightened despot, Frederick II, began his rule of Prussia

  • Anders Celsius created a scale for the mercury thermometer

    Anders Celsius created a scale for the mercury thermometer

    0* = freezing; 100*= boiling
  • Montesquieu published on the spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu published on the spirit of Laws

    separation of powers in government
  • Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia

    Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia

    A collection of enlightened thinkers words
  • Emile du Chatalet (mathematician and Physicist) translated Newton's work from Latin into French

    Emile du Chatalet (mathematician and Physicist) translated Newton's work from Latin into French

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract

    Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract

    Free individuals create a society and government
  • The enlightened despot, Catherine the Great , began her of Russia

    The enlightened despot, Catherine the Great , began her of Russia

  • Cesare Beccaria published on Crimes and Punishments

    Cesare Beccaria published on Crimes and Punishments

    railing against common abuses of justice
  • The enlightened despot, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria

    The enlightened despot, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria

  • Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

    Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

  • Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

  • Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen

    Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen

  • The U.S enacted the Constitution

    The U.S enacted the Constitution

    established a federal system, separation of powers, checks and balances
  • The U.S congress added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) to the Constitution

    The U.S congress added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) to the Constitution

  • Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women

    Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women

    promoting women's education as virtuous
  • Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox

    Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox