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Scientific Rev. PPL

Revolutionary Ideas-December

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Nicolae Copernicus Polish mathematician, developed the heliocentric theory
Johannes Kepler German astronomer, ??? (prob not on the test or bonus)
Galileo Italian physicist and astronomer, proved the heliocentric theory with the telescope
Francis Bacon English Statesmen, developed the modern scientific method
Rene Descartes French mathematician and doctor, father of analytical geometry and inductive reasoning, "truth comes from math" (wtf)
Issac Newton English mathematician, father of calculus, laws of motion and optics
Zacharias Jansen Dutch Glasses maker, created the compound microscope
Andreas Vesalius Belgium physician, first to dissect a human body, father of modern anatomy
William Harvey English physician, discovered blood circulation
Edward Jenner English scientist and physician, created the smallpox vaccine, began inoculation vaccines
Robert Boyle Irish chemist, created boyle's law (gas and pressure)
Joseph Priestly English Chemist, discovered oxygen as a gas
Antoine Lavoisier Belgium Chemist, discovered oxygen's role in combustion
Thomas Hobbes English philosopher, created the social contract theory, wrote Leviathan
John Locke English philosopher/statesmen, advocate for limited government,
Voltaire French philosopher, advocated for freedom of speech
Baron de Montesquieu French philosopher, believed in three branches of government, and checks and balances
Jean Jacques Rousseau Swiss philosopher, worked on the social contract and advocated for the freedom of all men
Cesare Bonesana Beccaria Italian criminologist, advocated for innocent until proven guilty and did work on crime and punishment and the death penalty
Mary Wollstonecraft English feminist, advocated for women's rights and education
Denis Diderot French writer and philosopher, wrote the Encyclopedia
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