Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

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  1. 4. Brahe
  2. 10. best known for the Tableau Economique, the proposition that only agriculture generates a positive 'net product' and that industry is 'sterile'. He recommended a 'single tax' on ground rent and invented the slogan 'laissez faire, laissez passe'.
  3. 12. Galilei
  4. 13. the theory that earth is the center of the universe with the sun, moon, other planets and stars revolving around it
  5. 15. Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts, was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations.
  6. 16. known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian
  7. 18. A philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain.
  8. 19. the use of experiment and observation derived from sensory evidence to construct scientific theory or philosophy of knowledge, created by Francis Bacon
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  1. 1. group that believed in natural economic laws that governed society such as land is the source of wealth, supported supply and demand, and created laissez- faire
  2. 2. the study of the origin and future of the universe
  3. 3. a theory invented by German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century. It posits the existence of an invisible natural force possessed by all living things, including humans, animals, and vegetables
  4. 5. the study of the origin and future of the universe
  5. 6. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the "medical revolution" of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom
  6. 7. Deism is the belief that reason and observation of the natural world are sufficient to determine the existence of a God, accompanied with the rejection of revelation and authority as a source of religious knowledge
  7. 8. A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
  8. 9. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance
  9. 11. the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute.
  10. 14. a guileless person/smile.
  11. 17. The use and study of metal through means of purification by fire to find 'essence