I assume you are referring to the enlightenment period. So the philosophies were reason, nature, happiness, progress and liberty. These were the five philosophies of the enlightenment era. <span />
The original group of people living in Australia was known as the Aborigines. The British Empire claimed Australia around the same time the United States claimed independence. The discovery of gold in the early 1950s started a gold rush that movement of people to Australia. In 1901 the Commonwealth of Australia was formed and made it an independent Country.
The scientist that Frankenstein admired when he was a teenager was Cornelius Agrippa.
He was a German scientist, but also an occult writer. His works resonated with young Frankenstein's gullible and voracious mind, so he had a huge influence on his later endeavors.
What are your questions ?