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A comment on Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scientific revolution. Parent comment

Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by thaumasiotes on Sunday April 07, 2019 @01:41PM (#19598457)
> BTW in early 20th century, China entered its own Enlightenment because of shattered state control and those efficient printing machines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_learning was... earlier than "the early 20th century". What are you referring to? What exactly are you arguing happened?

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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by zachguo on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:09PM (#19598666)
I was talking about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Culture_Movement. It's only possible due to the democratization of the press.
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