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Period: Feb 22, 1500 to
chap 17
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Feb 22, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus published Revolutions of the heavenly spheres
Offered an alternate model of Ptolemy's geocentric system. -
Galileo published Starry Messenger
First scientific treatise published on observations througha telescope. -
First daily newspaper was printed in London by Joris Veseler
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Descartes publishes Discourse on method
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Newton publishes Principia
Talks about much of the math and science behind the Industrial Revolution. -
Locke wrote Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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Reign of Frederick William the 1st
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Hanovers took the British crown
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Maria Theresa inherited the Austrian throne
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War of Austrian Succession
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Reign of Frederick William the 2nd
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Montesque wrote the Spirit of Laws.
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Rousseau wrote Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind
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Seven years war
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Rousseau wrote the Social Contract
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Catherine the Great started her rule of Russia
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Voltaire wrote the Treatise ofToleration.
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Cesare Beccaria wrote On Crimes and Punishment
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Stamp Act imposed on colonies
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Diderot publishes the Encyclopedia
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First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
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Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations
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Treaty of Paris is signed
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Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication on the Rights of Women