Problem
That is exactly how the instructor worded it. Basically, its asking if there was a difference between the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment periods in history. If there is a difference, what is it? If there isn't a difference, then how are they similar? And its also asking if both time periods only affected the elite people that had a good education or if it affected everyone. Personally, I believe it affected everyone, so you can write about how it affected everyone.
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You are to answer the question in the week four forum question, by reading the books provided use MLA style . you must have intext citation and reference list
What role did the invention of new laboratory apparatuses play in the advancement of chemical knowledge in the 17th and 18th centuries?