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Some day in 1543, Nicholas Copernicus Published the Heliocentric theory.
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In the year 1651 Thomas Hobbes published a book called Leviathan.
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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
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In 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau published The Social Contract.
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On July 4 1776 The American Colonies gained independence.
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On July 14 1789, the Bastille a prison was stormed, and became the flashpoint of the revolution.
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In the year 1789 the French Revolution began.
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in 1792 Mary Wollstone craft published A Vindication of the Rights of Women. you can read obout the published work here
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On January 21 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine.
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On the 2nd of December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris.