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| The Scientific RevolutionFind out about the geocentric system of Ptolemy. | ||
| http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/theories/ptolemaic_system.html | ||
( http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/theories/ptolemaic_system.html ) | ||
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| Steven Kreis lectures on the Scientific Revolution. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture10c.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture10c.html ) | ||
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| View this timeline for the Scientific Revolution | ||
| http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/05-sr-lng-timeline.htm | ||
( http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/05-sr-lng-timeline.htm ) | ||
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| Steven Kreis discusses the secularization of knowledge. Read parts I and II. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture6a.html | ||
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| Scientific Revolution background, timeline, and ideas. | ||
| http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/index.htm | ||
( http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/index.htm ) | ||
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| The Internet Modern History Sourcebook presents the Scientific Revolution. | ||
| http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html | ||
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html ) | ||
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| Find out about the new view of nature adopted because of the Scientific Revolution. | ||
| http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/sci.htm | ||
( http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/sci.htm ) | ||
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| Consider how the Scientific Revolution changed perceptions. | ||
| http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/resource-ref-read/visi... | ||
( http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/resource-ref-read/visi... ) | ||
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| Nicolaus CopernicusRead about Copernicus at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus ) | ||
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| See the historical development of the heliocentric universe. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism ) | ||
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| Follow the life of Copernicus at this hyperlinked site. | ||
| http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Copernicus.html | ||
( http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Copernicus.html ) | ||
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| Read about Copernicus and his life works. | ||
| http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm | ||
( http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm ) | ||
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| Giordano BrunoRead about Giordano Bruno, the first martyr of the scientific revolution. | ||
| http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_kessler/giordano_bruno.html | ||
( http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_kessler/giordano_bruno.html ) | ||
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| Browse these scientists that contributed to the scientific revolution. | ||
| http://galileo.rice.edu/science.html | ||
( http://galileo.rice.edu/science.html ) | ||
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| Sir Francis BaconRead about Sir Francis Bacon and his faith in the new sciences. | ||
| http://www.iep.utm.edu/b/bacon.htm | ||
( http://www.iep.utm.edu/b/bacon.htm ) | ||
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| Find out more about Sir Francis Bacon and his works. | ||
| http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/bacon/index.html | ||
( http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/bacon/index.html ) | ||
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| Explore Sir Francis Bacon and his works at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon ) | ||
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| GalileoRead about "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens." | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/ | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/ ) | ||
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| Consider Galileo and his connections to the Renaissance. | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/galileo.html | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/galileo.html ) | ||
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| Visit and explore the Galileo Project. | ||
| http://galileo.rice.edu/ | ||
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| Find out what happened at Galileo's trial. | ||
| http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.html | ||
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.html ) | ||
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| See this introduction to Kepler. | ||
| http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/1995/lectures/kepler.html | ||
( http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/1995/lectures/kepler.html ) | ||
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| NewtonSee this introduction to Sir Isaac Newton. | ||
| http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newtlife.html | ||
( http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newtlife.html ) | ||
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| Read this brief biography of Newton. | ||
| http://www.physics.ucla.edu/class/85HC_Gruner/bios/newton.html | ||
( http://www.physics.ucla.edu/class/85HC_Gruner/bios/newton.html ) | ||
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| Find out about Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophiae_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophiae_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica ) | ||
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| Discover the remarkable life and achievements of Newton. | ||
| http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Mathematicians/Newton.html | ||
( http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Mathematicians/Newton.html ) | ||
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| Learn more about Newton's contributions to science. | ||
| http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Newton.htm | ||
( http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Newton.htm ) | ||
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| Politics and New Political TheoriesRead about "The Age of Absolutism." | ||
| http://www.historywiz.com/absolutism.htm | ||
( http://www.historywiz.com/absolutism.htm ) | ||
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| Find out more about classical liberalism of the 18th century. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism ) | ||
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| Find out about the new intellectual order in this lecture by Steven Kreis. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture8a.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture8a.html ) | ||
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| Read about "The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy." | ||
| http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0005.html | ||
( http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0005.html ) | ||
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| Find out about Peter the Great in Russia. | ||
| http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html | ||
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html ) | ||
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| Social Contracts and the State of NatureFirst, review the divine right theory that characterized the past. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_right_theory | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_right_theory ) | ||
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| Read about natural law theory. | ||
| http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/natlaw.htm | ||
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/natlaw.htm ) | ||
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| Find out more about natural rights. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rights | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rights ) | ||
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| See this introduction to the social contract at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract ) | ||
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| Find out more about social contract theory. | ||
| http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/soc-cont.htm | ||
( http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/soc-cont.htm ) | ||
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| Read about the social contract theory of Thomas Hobbes. | ||
| http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/hobbes.html | ||
( http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/hobbes.html ) | ||
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| Read about the social contract theory of John Locke. | ||
| http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/locke.html | ||
( http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/locke.html ) | ||
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| See this comparison of Hobbes and Locke and their resulting social contracts. | ||
| http://jim.com/hobbes.htm | ||
( http://jim.com/hobbes.htm ) | ||
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| Explore these themes in research from the 17th–18th centuries. | ||
| http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/emr/index.php/category/themes/material-worlds/ | ||
( http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/emr/index.php/category/themes/material-worlds/ ) | ||
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| Read this review of English Society in the 18th Century. | ||
| http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/reapp/frank.html | ||
( http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/reapp/frank.html ) | ||
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| England: Civil Wars and the Rise of ParliamentRead about the rise of the Puritans. | ||
| http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/puritani.htm | ||
( http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/puritani.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about the Glorious Revolution. | ||
| http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=477 | ||
( http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=477 ) | ||
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| Read King James on the subject of divine right. | ||
| http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/workbook/ralprs20.htm | ||
( http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/workbook/ralprs20.htm ) | ||
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| Discover his role in hastening the English Civil War. | ||
| http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/cromwell.htm | ||
( http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/cromwell.htm ) | ||
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| Explore the British civil wars and Cromwell's Commonwealth. | ||
| http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/index.htm | ||
( http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/index.htm ) | ||
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| The Cromwell Association presents The Oliver Cromwell Website. | ||
| http://www.olivercromwell.org/ | ||
( http://www.olivercromwell.org/ ) | ||
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| The restoration of British monarchy in 1660 brought Charles II to the throne. | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charles_ii_king.shtml | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charles_ii_king.shtml ) | ||
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| Learn about England's Glorious Revolution of 1688. | ||
| http://www.thegloriousrevolution.org/ | ||
( http://www.thegloriousrevolution.org/ ) | ||
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| Explore the religious politics behind the Glorious Revolution. | ||
| http://www.open2.net/civilwar/6.3.aftershocks.html | ||
( http://www.open2.net/civilwar/6.3.aftershocks.html ) | ||
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| Yale Law School presents the text of the English Bill of Rights (1689). | ||
| http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp | ||
( http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp ) | ||
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| France: AbsolutismDiscover the life of France's Louis XIV at this biographical website. | ||
| http://www.louis-xiv.de/ | ||
( http://www.louis-xiv.de/ ) | ||
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| The official site of the Palace of Versailles presents Louis XIV. | ||
| http://en.chateauversailles.fr/history/court-people/louis-xiv-time/louis-xiv- | ||
( http://en.chateauversailles.fr/history/court-people/louis-xiv-time/louis-xiv- ) | ||
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| Find out about the Palace of Versailles. | ||
| http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france6.htm | ||
( http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france6.htm ) | ||
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| View the Hall of Mirrors within the palace from this panoramic view. | ||
| http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/ | ||
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| Read about Louis XIV and the "Theory of Absolutism" in this Jackson J. Spielvogel excerpt. | ||
| http://www2.stetson.edu/~psteeves/classes/louisxiv.html | ||
( http://www2.stetson.edu/~psteeves/classes/louisxiv.html ) | ||
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| Steve Muhlberger presents "Louis XIV and the Building of Absolutism." | ||
| http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/2155/absol.htm | ||
( http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/2155/absol.htm ) | ||
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| Find out more about French Absolutism. | ||
| http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/absolutism.html | ||
( http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/absolutism.html ) | ||
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| The Hanover Historical Texts Project presents period accounts of Louis XIV. | ||
| http://history.hanover.edu/texts/louisxiv.htm | ||
( http://history.hanover.edu/texts/louisxiv.htm ) | ||
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