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AP European History
Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.7
How did Isaac Newton’s “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” impact European society beyond just scientific circles?
It caused a decline in religious beliefs across the continent.
It led to immediate widespread literacy in Europe.
The treatise helped foster a rationalistic culture that prized empirical evidence over traditional beliefs or superstitions.
It directly influenced artistic movements of his time period.
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