during the scientific revolution, people began to realize that not everything they had been told was true (copernicus, galileo, etc.). people began to question what they had been taught, and this led to the enlightenment
Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines "revolution" as "a sudden, radical, or complete change". So in effect the renaissace (or "re-birth") enlightenment and scientific revolutions were legitmate...
Connections to Scientific Revolution: The Enlightenment was a program to reform political, economic, and social aspects of European life by using the Scientific method established during the...
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enlightenment
(movement, Europe/United States - in science, technology, education)