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Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
History
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Feb 19, 1473
Nicholas Copernicus
He is the one who said the world was the center of the universe. -
Dec 31, 1514
Andreas Vesalious
He was the author of the book De humani corporis fabrica. http://clinicalanatomy.com/vesalius2.htm -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
He created scientific Method. http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Galileo.html -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler
He said that the Sun was the center of the worlds orbit. -
Descartes
Descartes was a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. He is the one who said"I am thinking therefore I exist." http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/descartes.html -
John Locke
He was a influential philosopher, he wrote about political philosophy. He helped form modern Western philosophy. http://www.egs.edu/library/john-locke/biography/ -
Newton
He came up with the universal law of Gravity -
Montesquieu
He was the French satirist writer who used sarcasm to get his message across the people. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/montesquieu/ -
Voltaire
He was a French poet, he was outspoken against religious intolerance. http://www.biography.com/people/voltaire-9520178 -
Diderot
He was the editor of the Encyclopédie. -
Adam Smith
He was the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments. http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Smith.html -
Beccaria
He published the Crime and Punishment during the Enlightenment period. http://www.biography.com/people/cesare-beccaria-39630
