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Period: Jan 1, 1550 to
The Enlightenment
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Galileo
Galileo published a description of sunspots in 1613 entitled letters on sunspots sugesting the sun and heavens are corruptible. -
Newton
In the principia Newton defined the universal law of gravitatiom. -
Issac Newton
Newton's monograph Philosophia Naturalist Principia Mathematic lays the foundations for most of classic mechanics. -
Issac Newton
Newton published opticks, in which he expanded his corpuscular theory of light. -
King Louis XIV
King Louis XIV died leaving his country in debt from the money he spent supporting the arts. -
Montesquieu
Montesquieu published persian letters.
Reason used to liberate to the mind -
Voltiare
Voltaire published Letters to the english criticized problems facing france at the time. -
Sacraments Controversy
Beginning of the refusal of Sacraments Controversy -
The First Assembly
The First Assembly of notables. Raising taxes is dicussed and rejected. -
The French Revolution
The beginning of the French revoultion.
