Asap, this is freshman history, what factors enabled europe to enter an age of scientific discovery?

One specific historical event or development during the period 1786-1861?

The belief that war often drives civil modifications to a society is based upon the evidence that in times of external conflict, a society is forced to abandon long held discriminatory values to:

Ow does the point of view used in "battling the digital jolly roger" differ from "the completely free market" and affect the reliability of the article?