Lesson 19 of 84 · Enlightenment
⭐ 30 XPenlightenment: Lesson 19
The Enlightenment was characterized by a surge in scientific inquiry and rational thought, challenging traditional beliefs.
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The Enlightenment was characterized by a surge in scientific inquiry and rational thought, challenging traditional beliefs. Figures like Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei made groundbreaking contributions that shifted the focus from religious explanations to empirical evidence and observation. Newton's laws of motion and gravity exemplified how scientific principles could explain natural phenomena, while Galileo's improvements to the telescope allowed for discoveries that contradicted established doctrines. This embrace of reason and science laid the groundwork for the Scientific Revolution.
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Isaac Newton formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Galileo Galilei improved the telescope and supported heliocentrism.
The Scientific Revolution shifted focus from faith to empirical evidence.
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