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Enlightenment - Coggle Diagram
Enlightenment
John Locke invented rights for a human
Right for life
ownership of property
political rights
religious tolerance
Right to education
Isaac Newton
Discovered motion
Discovered gravity by watching an apple falling from a tree
Discovered calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics that involves the study of rates of change
Born in 1642
Francis Bacon
Used rational thoughts to try and rid the world of superstition
He also believed that he could use science to cure ignorance
Came up with the idea of observation and reasoning in teaching
Rene Descarte
Him and Bacon were considered the fathers of enlightenment
He believed that science and maths were the most important thing
Voltaire
Said a famous speech "I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it
This was when free speech was invented
Robert Hooke
Discovered cells and microorganisms
Period of discovery
1650s-1700s
Time of illumination