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The Scientific Revolution was an intellectual revolution occurring in the seventeenth century. It started in Europe and all Western civilization; eventually spreading throughout the rest of the world. The revolution was based on sixteenth century breakthroughs ....

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.... methods for proving beliefs. Such as referring to traditional authorities such as Aristotle, Ptolemy, as well as the church. Third, the general scientific orientation changed from theological questioning to secular which focused on how things worked. these developments were not very popular in Europe until the eighteenth century when the ideas and methods became known as part of the Enlightenment. Philosophes, a group of thinkers, developed related ideas forming a basis for modern thought. Emphasizing again skepticism, empirical reasoning, and satire. People began believing that reasoning and education were bringing Western civilization into e ....