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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by zachguo on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:01PM (#19598611)
I updated my previous comment before you posted this.

The link between the Renaissance and moving type is quite uncontroversial. The impact of democratization of the press is hard to underestimate.

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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by thaumasiotes on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:35PM (#19600973)
> I updated my previous comment before you posted this.

No, you didn't.

> The link between the Renaissance and moving type is quite uncontroversial. The impact of democratization of the press is hard to underestimate.

You seem to be vacillating between "printing" and "movable type". The link between the Renaissance and printing is uncontroversial.

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