(i) Periodicals, journals and newspapers in the early 18th century combined information from various fields.
(ii) That’s how the ideas of scientists and philosophers became more accessible to the common people.
(iii) Ancient and medieval scientific texts were compiled and published, maps and scientific diagrams were printed.
(iv) Scientists such as Issac Newton could influence a large number of people in scientific area, by publishing their discoveries.
(v) Thinkers such as Thomas Paine, Voltaire and Jean jacques Rousseau were also widely read.
(vi) Ideas about science reason and rationality found its way into popular literature.
