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Academies

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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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This entry contains six subentries, dealing with academies in Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy,

Latin America

Latin America   Reference library

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment in Latin America was characterized by several important elements that differentiated it from the movement in Europe. It

Map: Europe, c.1720

Map: Europe, c.1720   Reference library

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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North America

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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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Embedded in the Enlightenment in North America was a contradiction: the call for reason in the continent's pristine environment seemed

Poland

Poland   Reference library

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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According to general opinion, the peak of the Polish Enlightenment was between 1788 and 1795, a brief period of

Universities

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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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For most of the eighteenth century there were some 150 universities in Europe and a further fifteen or so in

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