Which of the Following Contributed LEASTto the Dissemination of the New

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contributed LEASTto the dissemination of the new scientific worldview in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

• A) academies founded by monarchs or other elites
• B) handbooks and lectures
• C) universities
• D) publications in the vernacular
• E) enthusiasm among much of the educated elite

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