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Age of Reason: Reasonable Inventions

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The Age of Reason influenced many new scientific inventions.
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Watch this video to learn about the indulgencies of the Protestant Reformation.

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Age of Reason: The American Colonies

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Age of Reason: Reasonable Inventions

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The Age of Reason influenced many new scientific inventions.

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After the invention of the telescope and microscope in the Renaissance, European scientists began to question the old scientific dogmas, as well as the authoritarian regimes of the time.

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