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Aug 19, 1543
Scientific Revolution (1543-1700) (Europe)
Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) He created the Copernican system, and he made great advantages in science.
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) He made great advances in astronomy.
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) He discovered new things with the telescopeHe discovered new things with the telescope Events:
1543Copernicus' masterwork; he sets out the heliocentric theory.
1591 Galileo Galilei Demonstrates the Properties of Gravity
1633: Galileo is Forced to Recant his Theories -
Period: Aug 19, 1543 to
TIMELINE
<In this timeline we will include some important historical facts from the scientific revolution to the Firts Napoleonic Empire.> -
The Enlightment (1685-1789) (Europe)
Francis Bacon: He developed the inductive method of scientific investigation.
Cesare Beccaria:He protested the horrible injustices that were in various European judicial systems.
René Descartes He revolutionized algebra and geometry.
-Rousseau published The Social Contract.This attempt had the purpose to unite the liberty of the individual.
-In 1791 Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man was written.
-In 1697 Mary Astell wrote Serious Propousal to Ladies. -
American Revolution (1775-1783) (USA)
Sam Adams: helped organize the Boston Tea Party and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
George Washington: was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first US president
Thomas Jefferson was a draftsman of the Dec. of Independece
1778 6 February France recognises US Independence.
1781 5 September Battle of the Capes, denying British reinforcements or evacuation.
1783 3 September Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War -
French Revolution (1789-1799) (France)
Napoleon Bonaparte. A general in French army. He marked the end of theRev.and the beginning of Napoleonic Era
Louis XVI (1754–1793) was King of France and Navarre
Marie Antoinette: she wa King Louis wife (The Queen)
-During a stalemate over whether the estates should vote by order or head.This transferred sovereignty from the king to the nation and constituted a legal revolution.
-1789 the march in the Bastille marks the begging of the rev.
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Napoleonic Empire (1804-1815) (France and surroundings)
Napoleon Bonaparte became the first emperor of France. His drive for military expansion changed the world.
Louis XVI was the last king of France. He was executed for treason by guillotine.
Pope Pius VII was an italian pope from, whose dramatic conflicts with Napoleon led to a restoration of the church.
1802 Napoleon begins restructuring of the French educational system.
1804 N. Bonparte is called Emperor 1
1815 Britain kept Napoleon on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean
