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Invented the microscope
Ideas influenced the scientific method
'I think therefore I am'
Observed space with telescope, put under house arrest by Church
Proved the heliocentric theory of the universe
Dissected human bodies to study human anatomy
Considered the Father of Modern Chemistry
Came up with first periodic table
Discovered capillaries
Wrote Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal
Wrote Leviathan, introduced idea of a Social Contract
Wrote that people have natural rights and can overthrow government that denies that
Prussian Enlightened despot
Austrian Enlightened despot
Russian Enlightened despot
Father of modern capitalism, wrote The Wealth of Nations
Fought for women's equality, especially through education
Wrote On Crimes and Punishment-should abolish torture and death penalty
Wrote The Spirits of the Law, separation of power, checks and balances
Wrote Principia Mathematica, invented calculus, laws of gravitation
Observed planetary motions and supernova
Proved that planets orbit in an elliptical fashion
Proved how blood circulates through the body
Came up with the term, cell
Theorized that illness came from outside sources not inner imbalances
Wrote Candide
Put together the multi-volume Encyclopedia
Wrote The Social Contract, major influence on French Revolution
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