Descartes Vs Newton

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The heavy focus on science and the creation of the Scientific Method had an immense impact on sources of authority in 17th century Europe. The Scientific Method, created by Sir Isaac Newton, masterfully combines the deductive reasoning of Descartes with the fact driven inductive reasoning of Bacon to create a system to further advance scientific discoveries. Also, the increased focus on science led the Church to want to further their scientific knowledge about the universe that god created. Isaac Newton laid the infrastructure for all future scientific discoveries with the Scientific Method. Prior to Isaac Newton, Descartes used deductive reasoning, which validates discoveries through speculation and common sense. On the contrary, Bacon used