Scientists
The Father of Modern Chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier
Christian who wrote The Skeptical Chymist
Robert Boyle
One of the most successful monarchs of his time; had unlimited power over his people
Louis XIV
English King asserted the divine right of kings and struggled to defeat Parliament's efforts to deny him absolute power
Charles I
A weakened form of a disease that a person is exposed to on purpose to prevent his getting a serious form of the disease
Vaccine
Did Chemistry work on gases
Robert Boyle
Englishman who developed a vaccine for small pox
Edward Jenner
Increase power of the Russian monarchy
Catherine the Great
Was a strong supposrt of the Roman Church
James II
A disease that killed or left people terribly scarred
Smallpox
Englishman who discovered that blood is pumped by the heart, traves through the body in blood vessels, and return to the heart in the circulatory system
William Harvey
Spent much of his life contributing to the field of astronomy
Sir William Herschel
War in which Oliver Cromwell led Parliament's army against the King's forces and defeated them
Oliver Cromwell
Government founded by Oliver Cromwell
Protectorate
Discovered Uranus
Wir William Herschel
English astronomer who recorded the position and motion of hundreds of stars. Had a comet named after him
Edmond Halley
Made significant contributions in the areas of physics, geography and optics
Roger Bacon
Changed of power in England in 1688 without resorting to war
Glorious Revolution
Signed the English Bill of Rights in 1689 in exchange for the English throne
William and Mary
Built a massive forty foot long telescope
Sir William Herschel
Early Greek astronomer and geographer who determined the distance around the earth with great accuracy
Eratosthenes
Mathematician who wrote Elements and was also known as the Father of Geometry
Euclid
Becam king after the death of his brother Charles II
James II
Took the English throne after Oliver Cromwell's death
Charles II
Set limits on royal power, granted the English people basic civil liberties and prevented future rulers from being Roman Catholics
English Bill of Rights