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| 132499027 | Nicholas Copernicus | author of From the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies | 0 | |
| 132499028 | Primary source that contradicted that the Earth was in the center of the universe. Author concluded that the earth is spherical and may not be the center of the universe because all heavenly bodies are moving around it and in it. ie stars, clouds, meteors, etc. | From the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies | 1 | |
| 132499029 | 1543 | Date From the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies was written | 2 | |
| 132499030 | Renee Descartes | author of Discourse on Method | 3 | |
| 132499031 | Primary source that contradicted the idea that meanings needed to be in complex forms. Author concluded complex thoughts need to be broken down into their simplest forms and then they can be understood | Discourse on Method | 4 | |
| 132499032 | 1637 | Date Discourse on Method was written | 5 | |
| 132499033 | Galileo Galilei | Author of Indictment and Abjuration of 1633 | 6 | |
| 132499034 | Primary source that contradicted the idea that the sun was not the center of the universe. Author believed and taught that the sun was in the center of the universe, which was what he thought to be true which the church did not agree with, therefore the idea must be false. Author had to take an oath to never teach it again. | Indictment and Abjuration of 1633 | 7 | |
| 132499035 | 1633 | Date Indictment and Abjuration of 1633 was written | 8 | |
| 132499036 | William Harvey | Author of On the Motion of the Heart | 9 | |
| 132499037 | Primary source that contradicted the idea that things were not well-ordered/ well-understood. Author concluded that inside the body, the heart controls the veins and the blood. Also the way that that is done is not random. Made connections to the order and the movement of the universe | On the Motion of the Heart | 10 | |
| 132499038 | 1628 | Date On the Motion of the Heart was written | 11 | |
| 132499039 | John Locke | Author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding | 12 | |
| 132499040 | Primary source that contradicted that people are born with all known notions and that they are pre-destined (fate). Concluded that knowledge is derived form sensations. Thought can come from sensation and reflection | Essay Concerning Human Understanding | 13 | |
| 132499041 | 1690 | Date Essay Concerning Human Understanding was written | 14 | |
| 132499042 | Charles de Secondat | Author of Spirit of Laws | 15 | |
| 132499043 | Primary source that contradicted the long-belived thought that monarchy ruled. Concluded that it is necessary that powers be seperated in order to work better than be combined together | Spirit of Laws | 16 | |
| 132499044 | 1748 | Date Spirit of Laws was written | 17 | |
| 132499045 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Author of Social Contract | 18 | |
| 132499046 | Primary source that contradicted the thought that monarchs ruled and that their rules must be followed. Concluded that even though one is free there is a set of rules that they must follow. Argues against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate | Social Contract | 19 | |
| 132499047 | 1762 | Date Social Contract was written | 20 | |
| 132499048 | Adam Smith | Author of Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations | 21 | |
| 132499049 | Primary source that contradicted the thought of central economies deciding hwo things are run. Concluede that in reflection on ecomomies at the begenning fo the Industrial Revolution and argues that free market economies are more productive and benefial to their societies | Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations | 22 | |
| 132499050 | 1776 | Date that Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations was written | 23 | |
| 132499051 | Voltaire | Author of A Treatise on Toleration | 24 | |
| 132499052 | Primary source that contradicted that men must oblige by all religion and rules of that religion. Concluded that a smart religious man could do less damage than a non-religious man of that same level of smarts. To have crazy superstitions is better than a powerful atheist | A Treatise on Toleration | 25 | |
| 132499053 | 1763 | Date A Treatise on Toleration was written | 26 | |
| 132499054 | Mary Wollstonecraft | Author of Vindication of the Rights of Woman | 27 | |
| 132499055 | Primary source that contradicted the thought that women were inferior to men. Protested against the inequality of women to men. Protested to how women were precieved | Vindication of the Rights of Woman | 28 | |
| 132499056 | 1792 | Date Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written | 29 |
