Chapter 22 WOrld History 2 By kierrawilliams2020 1473 Nicolaus copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory 1543 Andrea's Vesalius published on the fabric of the human body - detailing dissection of the human body 1590 Zacharias Jansen invented the microscope 1600 Ptolemy supported the geocentric theory 1602 Galileo developed the law of the pendulum 1609 Johannes kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion 1620 Francis bacon published Novum organum which encouraged the experimental method 1628 William harvey showed that the heart acts as a pump to circulate blood through the body 1633 Galileo was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus theory 1637 Rene Descartes published discourse on method which set forth its reasoning 1644 Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer 1651 Thomas hobbes published Leviathan - Social contract 1662 Robert boyle created the Boyle's Law 1673 Anton van leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time 1682 John Locke explained his theory of natural rights 1686 Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass 1687 Isaac newton published his law of gravity 1694 Francois- Marie Arouet changed his name to voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms 1694 Mary Astell wrote a serious proposal to the ladies - Addressing the lack of educational opportunities for women 1694 Mary wollstonecraft wrote a serious proposal to the ladies - addressing the lack of education opportunities for women 1700 The baroque period began in art,music, and architecture (bach and handel were composers) 1704 Aristotle explained the geocentric theory 1712 The enlightened despot,Fredrick ll, began his rule of prussia 1730 The classical period began in art,music and architecture (hayden,mozart, and bethoven were composers) 1742 Anders celcius created a scale for mercury thermometer 1749 Emilie du chatalet ( a mathematician and physicist) translated newtons work from latin to french 1762 Montesquieu published on the spirit of laws - detailing separation of powers in the government 1762 Jean jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract - Free individuals create a society and government 1762 The enlightened despot,catherine the great ,began rule of russia 1772 Joseph priestly discovered oxygen 1772 Denis diderot published the first volume of the encyclopedia - a collection of enlightened thinkers work 1774 Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen 1776 Thomas jefferson wrote the decoration of independence 1777 Marie Therese Geoffrin held her first salon philosophies 1790 The enlightened despot,joseph ll, began his rule of austria 1792 Mary wollsstonecraft wrote a vindication of the rights of women - promoting women education as virtuous 1796 Edward jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox 1866 Cesare Beccaria published on crimes and punishments - railing against common abuses of justice
