Timeline Project 2015 Age of Reason By devinm422 Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus Period: Feb 15, 1564 to Jan 8, 1642 Galileo Galilei Period: Dec 27, 1571 to Nov 15, 1630 Johannes Kepler Period: Apr 1, 1578 to Jun 3, 1657 William Harvey Period: Apr 5, 1588 to Dec 4, 1679 Thomas Hobbes Period: Apr 25, 1599 to Sep 3, 1658 Oliver Cromwell Period: Nov 19, 1600 to Jun 30, 1649 Charles I Period: May 29, 1630 to Feb 6, 1685 Charles II Period: Aug 29, 1632 to Oct 28, 1704 John Locke Period: Sep 5, 1638 to Sep 1, 1715 Louis XIV Period: Dec 25, 1642 to Mar 20, 1726 Isaac Newton Period: Jun 9, 1672 to Feb 8, 1725 Peter the Great Period: Jan 18, 1689 to Feb 10, 1755 Montesquieu Period: Feb 1, 1689 to Jan 1, 1702 William and Mary's reign Dec 16, 1689 English Bill of Rights Period: Nov 21, 1694 to May 30, 1778 Voltaire Period: Jun 28, 1712 to Jul 2, 1778 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Period: May 6, 1758 to Jul 28, 1794 Maximillien Robespierre Period: Jan 1, 1765 to Jul 4, 1776 American Revolution Jul 4, 1776 US Declaration of Independence Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Jan 1, 1799 French Revolution Mar 4, 1789 US Constitution is ratified Jul 14, 1789 Bastille Prison is attacked Oct 10, 1789 Guillotine Proposed by Guilltine Period: Sep 5, 1793 to Jul 28, 1794 Reign of Terror