Christian chemist who Wrote the Sceptical Chymist; wrote Boyle's Law

Dutch philosopher who doubted anything in Scripture that he thought was contrary to reason. Thought scripture was only good as historical artifact

Document that limited the king's power, granted English citizens basic civil liberties, prevented future rulers from being Roman Catholic

Change of power in England with no violence or war

French monarch who ruled with absolute, unlimited power; most successful monarch of his time

King of England who was a strong supporter of the Roman Church; abandoned his throne without fighting back during the Glorious Revolution

1) Early Greek astronomer and geographer 2) determined the distance around the earth

Father of Medicine, Greek physician who lived around 400BC

believed that the body is mostly chemicals and should be treated with chemicals

Englishman who discovered the use of a vaccine to eliminate smallpox.

father of modern chemistry, law of conservation of matter

Rationalist who did not trust any path to truth except human reason

the next ruler of England after Oliver Cromwell's death

"experience is the source of knowledge"

English astronomer who predicted the orbits of comets (A comet is named after him); recorded the position of hundreds of stars

Studied human anatomy by dissecting human bodies

Discovered Uranus and made a forty-foot-long telescope

Used a telescope to confirm the earth's orbit around the sun

Theorized that the earth revolves around the sun

Studied the body's circulatory system

Studied calculus and laws of gravity and motion

a society that is free from religion

Form of English government that gradually increased Parliament's power

believe that observation (empiricism), not human reason (rationalism), is the source of truth

Absolute ruler of Austria

She reigned Russia and increased the power of the Russian Monarchy.

He continued policies of his father James I and argued with Parliament over divine right of kings; he believed that his power came from God and couldn't be limited by parliament

He defeated Charles I's army during the English civil war, put Charles in custody, and ruled as Lord Protector

Accepted England's invitation to take the throne. Signed the English bill of rights into existence

Father of Geometry; wrote Elements

Dominican friar who played an important role in introducing Muslim documents to medieval universities

made significant contributions in the areas of physics, geography, and optics

War in which the English Parliament (roundheads) and Oliver Cromwell defeated the king's Royalists (cavaliers) and had Charles I executed

Government founded by Oliver Cromwell after the English Civil War

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

According to these laws, gravity keeps the planets in their orbits.

A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs; either killed or severely scarred

A harmless variant or derivative of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen

Chemistry law about gases

A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response