New Universe
Polish heliocentric astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus
A type of study based on deference to the scholars
Scholasticism
One of mankind's natural rights
Life, Liberty, Property
She was allowed into the Royal Society of London.
Margaret Cavendish
Background to the Church's persecution of sciences.
Protestant Reformation
He discovered that planets move in ovals instead of circles.
Johanes Kepler
He said: "I think, therefore I am"
René Descartes
When people agree to be governed, to protect their rights.
Social Contract
A nicer term used for witches.
Cunning women
He suffered for challenging the church in numerous ways.
Galileo Galilei
He revised motion and gravity
Isaac Newton
He linked science with societal progress
Francis Bacon
He believed men have "natural rights"
John Locke
A common connection that let women join Societies.
Husband / Male relative
The belief that God let the world be after creation.
Deism
He discovered sunspots and lunar geography.
Galileo Galilei
Another term for "Institutions of Sharing"
Societies / Academies
Political background to the writing of "Leviathan" (1651)
English Civil War
After her husband's death, she was rejected from societies multiple times.
Maria Winkelmann
Using the physical world, to deduce about theology.
Physico-Theology
Generally agreeing upon ideas, scientifically.
Scientific Induction
Observations before testing
Empiricism
That the state is more important than the people.
Social Contract Theory
Voltaire's assistant.
Emilie du Chatelet
It's better to believe in God and be right, than to not believe in God and be right.
Pascal's Wager