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The Scientific Revolution: A brief overview

The Scientific Revolution was a period of great change in thinking in the fields of science, philosophy and technology. It took place between the 16th and 17th centuries and was triggered by the Reformation, which called into question the sources of traditional authority. Other important factors were the rise of humanism, the decline of feudalism and the growth of commerce. The scientific revolution led to a new way of thinking that emphasised reason, empiricism and mathematics – laying the foundations for the Enlightenment.