'The ideas of scientists and philosophers now became more accessible to the common people'. Explain.

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The ideas of scientists and philosophers now became more accessible to the common people.

(i)Ancient and medieval scientific texts were compiled and published, and maps and scientific diagrams were widely printed.

(ii)When scientists like Isaac Newton began to publish their discoveries, they could influence a much wider circle of scientifically minded readers.

(iii)The writings of thinkers such as Thomas Paine, Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau were also widely printed and read. Thus their ideas about science, reason and rationality found their way into popular literature.