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Louis XIV
- 1. Believed he was king by divine right & was nicknamed sun king
- 2. Created the ultimate pallace called ............
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Capurnicus
- 1st to say earth is not the center of the universe
- 1st to state earth revolves around the Sun (heliocentrism)
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Galilaeo
- 1. Invented 1st decent telescope to see the solar system
- 2. proved that the heliocentric theory was correct
- 3. Views considered heoretical by the church & placed on house arrest
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Isaac Newton
- 1. Discovered 3 laws of gravity
- 2. Helped to discover calculus
- 3. Largely thought of as the brightest mathematical and scientific mind of his time
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Descarte
- 1. Book that made famous- Discourse on Method
- 2. Believed that human reason could fully understand the world
- 3. "I think, therefore I am" -Rene
- 4. Invented anaylitical geometry
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James Watt
- 1. Improved & perfected the steam engine
- 2. Technologically set in motion the industial revolution in europe & the world
- 3. Created measurement of engine power- horsepower
- 4. Unit of energy named after him
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Francis Bacon
- 2. Promoted enlightenment time period by always inventing & discovering
- 3. Scientific Method
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Johannes Kepler
- 1. Mathematically figured out exact eliptical paths of the planets
- 2. leading atronomer & mathemetician of his era
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Immanuel Kant
1. Book that made famous- Critique of Pure Reason
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Charles de Montesquieu
- 1. Book made famous- Spirit of Laws
- 2. 1st to come up with idea of separation of powers
- 3. Created system of checks & balances where a king or queen didnt rule
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Jean Jacques Rrousseau
1. book that made famous- Social Contract-about personal freedom- doing everything to better your community and yourself
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Franswa Voltaire
- 1. One of most famous works- Candide
- 2. In stories saturized religion & gov't because of intolerance
- 3. Exiled & imprisoned for his inflamatory writings
- 4. Promoted deism
- 5. Faught for freedom of speech
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Thomas Hobbes
- 1. Book made famous- Leviathan
- 2. Only main writer who was pro-monarchy
- 3. Basically said people are naturally selfish & egotistical
- 4. Famous quote: Life is nasty, Bruteish, & short
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John Locke
- 1. Book made famous- Two Treatises of Gov't
- - Life, liberty, property
- - Gov't is based on the concent of the governed
- - All men created equal
- - Promoted religious toleration through his writings
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