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Copernicus Polish Catholic priest, teaches about heliocentric solar system
Pope Clement VII happy with Copernicus and heliocentric system
Kepler Lutheran theologian, discovered elliptical orbits
Isaac Newton studies Bible in Greek and Hebrew; discovers laws of physics and mathematics
Galileo denies elliptical orbits; denies lunar gravity's tidal effects
1776 the United States fights for its freedom
1789 French Revolution starts ten years of mass killing
Aristotle ancient Greek philosopher who taught geocentric system
Ptolemy ancient Egyptian-Greek astronomer who taught geocentric system
Descartes French Roman Catholic mathematician and philosopher, believed that human reason yields certainties
Francis Bacon Anglican theologian, formulated scientific empiricism
Leeuwenhoek Dutch Calvinist; first scientist to observe bacteria
Vesalius Flemish Roman Catholic; first scientific anatomist of the human body
Edward Jenner Anglican inventor of vaccines and immunizations
Robert Boyle discovers chemical laws about gasses; organizes food, clothing, and Bibles to be given to the poor
Thomas Hobbes writes an absolutist version of "social contract" theory
John Locke discovers that the consent of the governed gives legitimacy to the government
Montesquieu explains separation of powers in governments
Baroque painting and architectural style of 1600's and early 1700's
neo-Classicism painting and architectural style of late 1700's
Bach and Handel Baroque composers
Mozart and Haydn Classical composers
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