Wh - Enlightment, Scientific Revolution, French Revolution

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Copernicus

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heliocentric theory - stars, earth, planets revolve around the sun; Polish

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Tycho Brahe (syphilis in nose; likes to drink)

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carefully recorded the movements of planets, had accurate data, but followers had to make mathematical sense of it.

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Johannes Keplar (eliptical orbits)

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He concluded Brahe's data and certain mathematical laws that had to do with planetary motion.

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Galileo Galilei (motion of bodies on Earth; Italian)

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new theories, made telescope published Starry Messenger. said Jupiter had 4 moons. forced to recant his writing about the Earth's position in the solar system. spent the rest of his life under house arrest, forgiven in 1992.

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Francis Bacon (Scientific method; English statesman and writer)

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attacked medieval scholars for relying too heavily on Aristotle and other thinkers. empiricism - experiment method

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Rene Descartes (Scientific method; French)

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developed analytical geometry which linked algebra and geometry. Like Bacon, wanted to reject old assumptions and teachings.

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Isaac Newton (English)

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gravity, physical attraction, math-calculus. theory of motion studied. mathematics and physics. had The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.

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Zacharias Janssen (Dutch)

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made eyeglasses and 1st to make microscope

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Edward Jenner

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vaccine to smallpox. infected son.

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Rosseau

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government by people.
right to rebel.
social contracts.
relationship: government and people.
act according to contract.

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Thomas Hobbes

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man not equal.
men only want power.
man-wicked government gives control.