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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther and the Ninety-Five Theses
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Jan 1, 1543
On the Fabric of the Human Body published by Vesalius
Dissected human bodies; overthrew many of Galen's theories. -
May 24, 1543
Copernicus "On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres"
Heliocentric; Scientific Revolution -
Period: Jan 16, 1556 to
King Phillip II of Spain
"Most Catholic King"; Ruler of Spain -
Period: Sep 7, 1558 to
Elizabeth I Rules England
Last Monarch of Tudor Dynasty -
Period: Mar 1, 1562 to
French Wars of Religion
French Calvinists called Huguenots (led by Henry of Navarre) fought against the Catholic Valois -
The Starry Messenger published by Galileo
Galileo states that the heavenly bodies (i.e. the moon and planets) are composed of the same materials as Earth. -
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Thirty Years War
Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperors fighting Protestant nobles in Bohemia -
Francis Bacon establishes Scientific Method
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Discourse on Method published by Rene Descartes
Father of modern rationalism; "I think, therefore I am." -
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English Civil War
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Reign of Louis XIV
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First Book of the Principia published by Issac Newton
The Principia defines Newton's three laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation. -
The Glorious Revolution
