Written in 1545, Copernicus argues that the sun is the center of the universe
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
100
This Greek philosopher introduced the geocentric model of the universe.
Ptolemy
100
Separation of Powers
Montesquieu
100
This women promoted equality for women during the Enlightenment.
Mary Wollstonecraft
200
A system of planetary motion where the sun, moon, and other planets revolve around the Earth.
Geocentric
200
Written in 1610, Galileo writes about his observations made using his invention, the telescope.
The Starry Messenger
200
This person created the scientific method
Francis Bacon
200
Laws of Motion
Isaac Newton
200
This person created the Encyclopedia.
Diderot
300
A system of thought based on reason.
rationalism
300
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Written in 1632, Galileo publicly supports the heliocentric model of the universe, which leads to his arrest and being labeled a heretic by the Catholic Church.
the Dialogue (Concerning the Two Chief World Systems)
300
This person introduced the 3 laws of motion and the theory of gravity.
Isaac Newton
300
Laissez-Faire Economics
Adam Smith
300
This person promoted freedom of thought and speech. This person also created Deism.
Voltaire
400
The concept of economics where the government does not impose regulations and leave the economy alone.
"What will be, will be"
laissez-faire
400
Written in 1687, in this text Isaac Newton introduces the laws of motion.
Principia
400
This person created the first accurate detailed study of anatomy.
Vesalius
400
People are born with natural rights that must be protected.
John Locke
400
This person would agree that people are inherently evil.
Thomas Hobbes
500
The concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by natural laws and the general will of the community.
social contract
500
Written by Rene Descartes in 1637, this book introduces the theory of rationalism.
Discourse on Method
500
This man discovered how blood circulates throughout the body and that the heart was the engine of the circulatory system not the liver.
William Harvey
500
The universe revolves around the sun.
Copernicus
500
This person would agree that people are inherently good.