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Enlightenment People

Chapter 21 people and their claim to fame

Claim to famePerson
universal law of gravitation Isaac Newton
scientific method and inductive reasoning Francis Bacon
heavenly bodies made of material, like Earth Galileo Galilei
heliocentric universe Nicolaus Copernicus
elliptical planetary orbits Johannes Kepler
dissected bodies to accurately diagram the human body Andreas Vesalius
blood circulates through heart, veins, and arteries William Harvey
how liquids behave under pressure Blaise Pascal
volume of a gas varies with pressure exerted on it Robert Boyle
founder of modern chemistry Antoine Lavoisier
humans are not the masters of nature Margaret Cavendish
astronomer who discovered a comet Maria Winkelmann
father of modern rationalism Rene Descartes
tabula rasa: people are molded by their experiences John Locke
government functions through separation of powers Montesquieu
Deism: God started the universe and let it go on its own Voltaire
encyclopedia of Enlightenment ideas Diderot
laissez-faire: government should leave the economy alone Adam Smith
social contract; balance between emotion and reason Jean-Jacques Rousseau
equal rights for women Mary Wollstonecraft
novels about people without morals who survive by their wits Henry Fielding
founder of Methodist Protestant denomination John Wesley
architect: lavish use of light, color and detail Bathasar Neumann
rococo painter: grace, charm, gentle action Antoine Watteau
wrote classical music for public concerts Franz Josef Hayden
classical musician; child prodigy; harpsichord; opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Prussian ruler who tried to make enlightened reforms Frederick the Great
Austrian ruler who made enlightened reforms Joseph II
Russian ruler who thought about enlightened reforms Catherine the Great
British prime minister who wanted to create a colonial empire William Pitt the Elder
author of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
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