1. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
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2. Table of Contents Chapter 1 The Scientific Revolution
Section 1 Explanation
Section 2 Copernicus
Section 3 Galileo
Section 4 Newton
Chapter 2 The Enlightenment
Section 2 Locke
Section 3 Montesquieu
Section 4 Diderot
Chapter 3 Enlightened Rulers
Section 1 Catherine the Great
Section 2 Frederick the Great
Chapter 4 Impact of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

3. Chapter 1 - Section 1 The Scientific Revolution
The definition of science is knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation. The Scientific Revolution was a time when people used reason instead of superstition. During the medieval times science was limited to alchemy and astronomy. With the rise of universities, contact with non-Western societies, the Renaissance and exploration people became more educated and desired to learn more.

4. Section 2 Copernicus
One of the great scientist of the revolution was Polish mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus ( ). He is one of the first to go against church doctrine and say that the universe was heliocentric and not geocentric

5. Section 3 Galileo

6. Section 4 Newton

7. Chapter 2 The Enlightenment