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Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SCIENTISTS

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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

  • He created the Heliocentric, or a sun centered theory
  • He wrote a book. "On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies"
  • He reasoned that indeed, the stars, the earth, and other planets
  • revolved around the sun.
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JOHNANNES KEPLER

  • Concluded that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion
  • He demonstrated mathematically the planets revolve around the sun
  • Showed that planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits
  • instead of circles.

GALILEO GALILEI

  • Proved that Aristotle's idea about the pendulum, was wrong.
  • Also, falling objects accelerates at a fixed and predicable rate
  • Proved Aristotle's idea on heavy objects falling faster then smaller
  • objects, was wrong.
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SIR FRANCIS BACON

  • Helped figure out the Scientific Method
  • He wrote many famous books
  • Urged scientist to experiment
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RENE DESCARTES

  • Helped with the Scientific Method
  • He developed analytical geometry
  • Provided an important new tool for science research

JOHN LOCKE

  • He wrote a book, "Two Treatises on Government"
  • Said that people have three Natural Rights
  • Stated that about government was power in Europe and The Americas
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VOLTAIRE

  • Published more then 70 books about political essays, history, fiction, Ect.
  • Known for never stopped fighting for tolerance
  • Known for being the most brilliant and influential of Philosophers
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MONTESQUIEU

  • Concluded that Rome's collapse was directly related to its loss of political liberties
  • Made the "Separation of powers"
  • Oversimplified the British system
  • Wrote a famous book, "On the Spirit of Laws"
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ROUSSEAU

  • Committed to individual freedom
  • Wrote a book, "The Social Contract"
  • Inspired many leaders of French Revolution
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WOLLSTONECRAFT

  • Published a book, "A Vindication of Rights of Women"
  • Fought for women to be educated
  • Argued for women rights

HOBBES

  • Published a book, "Leviathan"
  • Fought "on we need rulers, or every man would fight"
  • Argued that to escape such a beak in life, people gave
  • up their rights