How Did The Scientific Revolution Spread The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment brought upon new changes. Ideas from the Scientific Revolution that had started in the 16th century had influenced the philosophes of the 18th century who spread the scientific knowledge. As this knowledge spread, “more and more educated men and women began to question religious truths and values” (Western 504). A new skepticism started as numerous travel books were published. Denis Diderot was a french, freelance writer, whose contribution to the Enlightenment was the Encyclopedia. There were a total of 28 volumes and they helped spread the Enlightenment throughout Europe. René Descartes was a french scientists who used rationalism as a guide to the truth. He was an important figure of the Scientific Revolution and he influenced