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Age of Reason: Revolution and Enlightenment

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heliocentricsun-centered belief of Copernicus
geocentricEarth is at the center of the universe
scientific methoda systematic procedure for collecting and analying evience
rationalismthe system of thought is based on their belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
universal law of gravitationcrucial to his whole argument
Ptolemaic systemthe geocentric model of the universe that prevailed in the Middle Ages
Francis Baconused inductive reasoning, sci. method
Isaac Newtonuniversal law of gravitation
Robert Boyleone of the first scientist to conduct controlled experiments-
Maria Winkelmannthe most famous of female astronomers in Germany
Nicholas Copernicuspublished famous book "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Margaret CavendishOne of the most prominent female scientists of the seventeenth century
Ptolemygreatest astronomer of was form of light in the sky
Diderotencyclcpedia or classifed dictionary of the sciences arts and trades
BeccariaOn Crimes and Punishment
Voltairedeist who used satire to criticize govt
Adam SmithLaissez-faire The weath of nations
Wollstonecrafta Vindication of the Rights of Women
MontesquieuTHe spirit of the laws
Rouseauwrote Social Contract about agreement between govt and people



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