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Sc. Rev & Enl
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Question | Answer |
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Copernicus | Sun was the center of the solar system, planets revolve around the sun in perfect divine circles (Heliocentric Theory) |
Kepler | Supported Copernicus with mathematics. Planets travel in ellipses (ovals) not perfect circles |
Thomas Hobbes | "Leviathan" Humans exist in a primitive state of nature and consent to government for self-protection |
John Locke | "Two Treatises on Government" People are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural rights to life, liberty, and property |
Montesquieu | "The Spirit of Laws: the best form of government includes a separation of powers |
Rousseau | "The Social Contract" Government is a contract between rulers and the people |
Voltaire | Religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism: separation of church and state |
Galileo Galilei | Used telescope to support heliocentric theory |
Isaac Newton | Formulated law of gravity |
William Harvey | Discovered circulation of the blood |