Revolutions Timeline

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  • Copernicus publishes Heliocentric theory (1543)
    Jul 18, 1543

    Copernicus publishes Heliocentric theory (1543)

    Copernicus believed that all the planets rotate around the Sun.

  • Hobbes publishes Leviathan

    Hobbes published a book called "Leviathan" in 1651
  • Newton publishes treaties on law of gravity (1687)

    Newton publishes treaties on law of gravity (1687)

    Isaac Newton waa the first person to discover the law of gravity.

  • The Social Contract is Published

    The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1762. ... In The Social Contract (1762) Rousseau argues that laws are binding only when they are supported by the general will of the people.
  • American colonies declare independence (1776)

    American colonies declare independence (1776)

    The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

  • Start of French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a fundamental impact on French history.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft publishes a Vindication of the Rights of Women

    Mary Wollstonecraft publishes a Vindication of the Rights of Women

    When Mary Wollstonecraft published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792, the status of women in England was marked by a series of laws.

  • King Louis is executed the Reign of terror begins.

    His execution made him the first victim of the Reign of Terror.

  • Napolean crowns himself as emperor

    At Milan Cathedral on 26 May 1805, Napoleon was crowned King of Italy.