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Aristotelian World View  Motionless earth was fixed at center of universe, God was beyond.  
Francis Bacon  English politician, writer. Formalized the empirical method. Novum Organum. Inductive reasoning.  
Tycho Brahe  Established himself as Europe\'s foremost astronomer of his day; detailed observations of new star of 1572.  
Robert Boyle  Physicist, nothing can be known beyond all doubt.  
Andrew Celsius  Invented measurement of temperature - Celsius.  
Nicolaus Copernicus  Polish clergyman. Sun was the center of the universe; the planets went around it. On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres. Destroyed Aristotle\'s view of the universe - heliocentric theory.  
Heliocentric Theory  Sun is the center of the universe. Coperican  
Geocentric Theory  Earth is the center of the universe. Aristotelian.  
Descartes  (1596-1650) French philosopher, discovered analytical geometry. Saw Algebra and Geometry have a direct relationship. Reduced everything to spiritual or physical.  
Deductive Reasoning  Descartes, doubt everything and use deductive reasoning. Reasoning based on facts. Combined with empiricism to create scientific method.  
Inductive Reasoning  Baconian empiricism. Based speculations on other situations.  
Discourse on Methods  Descartes (1677) espoused deductive reasoning.  
Empiricism  Bacon\'s theory of inductive reasoning.  
Gabriel Fahrenheit  Developed measurement of temperature with freezing at 32 degrees.  
Galileo Galilei  Created modern experimental method. Formulated the law of inertia. Tried for heresy and forced to recant. Saw Jupiter\u2019s moons. Wrote Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World  
Gresham College  Located in England. Leading place for the advancement of science. First time scientists had a honored roll in society; center of scientific activity.  
William Harvey  Englishman who announced blood circulates throughout the body.  
Carl Linnaeus  System Nature- developed methods to classify and name plants and animals.  
Natural Law  Universal law that could be understood by applying reason; letting people govern themselves.  
Isaac Newton  English scientist. 3 Laws of motion. Mathematics Principal of Natural Philosophy (1687).  
Ptolemy\u2019s System  Last great ancient astronomer; there was a place for God. Complicated rules used to explain minor irregularities in the movement of the planets.  
The Royal Society of London  Established by Charles II in 1662; purpose to help the sciences.  
Discourses on the Origins of Inequalities  Rousseau, discuss the innocence of man and his corruption by society.  
Voltaire  French, perhaps greatest Enlightenment thinker. Deist. Mixed glorification and reason with an appeal for better individuals and institutions. Wrote Candide. Believed enlightened despot best form of government.  
Deism  God built the Universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory.  
Enlightened despot  Enlightened ruler. Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great.  
Humanitarianism  Promoting human welfare and social reform.  
Second Treatise of Government  (1690) Written by Locke, Government created to protect life, liberty, and property.  
Essay Concerning Human Understanding  (1690) Written by Locke, tabula rasa theory.  
Rococo  Art style that focuses on pastels, ornate interiors, and sentmental portraits.  
The Spirit of Laws  1748) Montesquieu, about separation of powers.  
The Social Contract  Rousseau, suggestions in reforming the political system and modeled after the Greek polis.  
Candide  Voltaire, satirizing society and organized religion in Europe.  
Montesquieu  French philosophe. Wrote The Spirit of Laws. Said \"Power checks power\". Separation of powers. Form of government varies according to climate.  
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