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Sep 18, 1543
Copernicus Publishes Heliocentric Theory
Some day in 1543, Nicholas Copernicus Published the Heliocentric theory.
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Hobbes publishes Leviathan
In the year 1651 Thomas Hobbes published a book called Leviathan.
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Isaac Newton Publishes Treatise on Law of Gravity
Some time in 1687 Isaac Newton published his Law of Gravity, this law tells how everything is held in place, including us on Earth, Earth in space, and the other planets as well -
The Social Contract is published
In 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau published The Social Contract.
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American Colonies Declare Independence
On July 4 1776 The American Colonies gained independence.
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Storming of the Bastille
On July 14 1789, the Bastille a prison was stormed, and became the flashpoint of the revolution.
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Start of French Revolution
In the year 1789 the French Revolution began. -
Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women
in 1792 Mary Wollstone craft published A Vindication of the Rights of Women. you can read obout the published work here -
King Louis XVI is executed
On January 21 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine.
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Napoleon Crowns Himself as Emperor
On the 2nd of December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris.
