Key Events

1610 SIDERIUS NUNCIUS PUBLISHED In 1609, Galileo constructs his first telescope. A year later, he writes of his observations in Sidereus Nuncius, roughly translating as ‘Starry Messenger’. The book helps earn Galileo the attention of the Medici family and challenges known scientific ideas, helping start the ‘scientific revolution’. 1651 THOMAS HOBBES LEVIATHAN Thomas Hobbes publishes his magnum opus, Leviathan. In it he explains the concept of the social contract that argues that human beings are naturally animalistic and in order to maintain a safe society it is necessary for a ‘social contract’ to be established, the ruling monarch being the one to do this. 1789 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Turmoil envelops France as revolution breaks out. On 20 June the Estates-General collapses as ‘The Third Estate’ (representing the wishes of the…

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