Bernard De Fontenelle Helped to Usher in the Enlightenment by

question 47

Multiple Choice

Bernard de Fontenelle helped to usher in the Enlightenment by

• A)being the greatest popularizer of the new science.
• B)acting as Louis XIV's chief minister and director of the Academie des Sciences.
• C)his relentless attacks on the Catholic Church.
• D)his rigorous scientific investigation.
• E)taking a negative view of a secular world.

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