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One of the most important ways scientists communicated in Newton's time was through the journal of the Royal Society, the Philosophical Transactions.

• Details of the Philosophical Transactions

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What do historians mean when they use the term "Enlightenment" to desribe Newtonian times?

• What was the Enlightenment?

Although the Royal Society provided a formal meeting place for scientists, the coffeehouses provided an informal gathering point.

• Read more about the coffeehouses.