Influence of 17th Century on the 18th

Abstract: A 4 page research paper that discusses the influence of the seventeenth century on the eighteenth. Examination of the scientific discoveries of the 17th century shows how these revelations influenced thought concerning the human condition, as well as consideration of how to perceive the Divine in the eighteenth century, the period known as the Enlightenment. The writer focuses on the role of Fontenelle in spanning the two periods and on the influence of Newton on Voltaire. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Subcatagory: European History

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