History test People 11-16-23

HE introduced the heliocentric view of the universe (Earth rotates on its own axis)

Copernicus

-Developed astronomical tool to measure stars

-applied math to astronomy to prove previous thinkers

Brahe

Laws of Planetary motion: the planets have an elliptical orbit not a circle

Kapler

He discovered Moons around Jupiter

Galilei

3 laws of motion

Newton

Tried introducing minerals into chemical formulas for medicines

Paracelsus

Founder of the modern human anatomy and understanding - how the body works

Vesalius

First person to correctly describe the blood circulatory system

Harvey

Contributed to scientific method

Bacon

“I think, therefore i am.” doubt everything and use your mind to reason through it. Help contribute for scientific method

Descartes

All people have to right to life liberty and property

Lock

Write “2 Treatise of Government”

Lock

People are bad and unruly-Need absolute monarch government to manage them

Hobbes

Wrote Leviathan

Hobbes

On person or group should have all power - Separate into 3 branches

Motesquieu

Wrote “ The Spirit of laws”

Motesquieu

Defended Freedom of speech

-”I disapprove of what you say but i will defend to the death your right to say it”

Voltaire

Wrote “Cabdide”

Voltaire

Took writings from thinkers on all different topics and made a book of information called the Encyclopedia

Diderot

Government is a contract-both parties have responsivities and if one does not uphold their responsibilities they should be removed

Rousseau

Wrote “The Social Contract”

Rousseau

Pushed for womans equality

Wollstonecraft

Wrote “On the Vindication of the rights of women”

Wollstonecraft

Capitalism-supply and demand is how a country’s economy should be run

Smith

Wrote “Wealth of nations”

smith