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Between which two events on the timeline would the birth of writer and women's advocate Mary Wollstonecraft (1759) be placed?

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Between Galileo observing Jupiter's moons and Isaac Newton publishing the universal law of gravity
Between Galileo observing Jupiter's moons and Isaac Newton publishing the universal law of gravity

Between Isaac Newton publishing the universal law of gravity and Montesquieu outlining separation of powers
Between Isaac Newton publishing the universal law of gravity and Montesquieu outlining separation of powers

Between Montesquieu outlining separation of powers and Adam Smith publishing The Wealth of Nations
Between Montesquieu outlining separation of powers and Adam Smith publishing The Wealth of Nations

Between Adam Smith publishing The Wealth of Nations and The French Revolution

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Mary Wollstonecraft was born in 1759.

To determine between which two events this birth would fall, we can consider the timeline of the key events mentioned:

  1. Galileo observed Jupiter's moons (1610)
  2. Isaac Newton published the universal law of gravity (1687)
  3. Montesquieu outlined separation of powers (1748)
  4. Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations (1776)
  5. The French Revolution (began in 1789)

Based on this information, Mary Wollstonecraft's birth in 1759 falls:

  • Between Montesquieu outlining separation of powers (1748) and Adam Smith publishing The Wealth of Nations (1776).

Thus, the correct response is:

Between Montesquieu outlining separation of powers and Adam Smith publishing The Wealth of Nations.