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Scientific Revolution
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A time period when scientist began to understand basic laws that govern nature.
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John Locke
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Natural Rights Theory: rights are those rights which we are supposed to have as human beings before government is established. People have rights to life, liberty, and property- unalienable rights
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Galileo Galilei
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He demonstrated how the planets revolve around the sun.
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Sir Isaac Newton
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He explained how the objects on the Earth and in the sky behaved. He also developed much of the scientific method used today.
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Scientific Method
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When scientists base theories on their observations and experiments.
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Enlightenment
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The change in the way people viewed human actions.
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David Rittenhouse
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He designed mathematical and astronomical instruments.
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Benjamin Banneker
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He predicted a solar eclipse.
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Benjamin Franklin
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He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and bifocals.
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