Chapter
Scientific Revolution
The birth of modern science.
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Royal Society
1660 CEWorld's oldest national scientific academy, establishing peer review and experimental method as norms
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Isaac Newton
1687 CEEnglish physicist and mathematician who revolutionized natural philosophy with laws of motion and universal gravitation
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The University
1000 CEInstitutional FormThe institutional form combining autonomous scholarly communities, structured curricula, and certified credentials
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University of Bologna
1088 CEThe oldest university in continuous operation, establishing the model for Western higher education
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The Research Institute
1799 CEInstitutional FormOrganization dedicated to systematic investigation and knowledge production in specified domains
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