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Jan 1, 1543
copernicus published heliocentric theory
heliocentric" model of the solar system in Commentariolus In this model, the sun Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy was actually not exactly the center of the solar system, -
hobbes publishes leviathan
he lived in fear of his govrment -
newton publishes treatise on law of gravity
Newton's law of gravitation states that every point mass in the universe attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them -
the social contract is published
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is the book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way in which to set up a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality -
american colonies declare independence
On this day in 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king. -
start of french revolution
King Louis XVI needed money. His financial crisis forced the French monarch to reluctantly convene the Estates General in order to levy a new land tax that would hopefully solve his monetary woes. -
storming of the bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. so the prison had a riot -
mary wollstonecraft published a vindication of the right of women
She argues that women ought to have an education commensurate with their position in society -
king louie XVI is executed;the reigen of terror begins
The execution of Louis XVI took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution -
napoleon crowns himself as emperor
first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years -
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