Science still very much entertwined with Religion no clear break
More impressive discoverires
Royal society is fundemantally important - Charles 11 gives charater which increases notoriety.
Leading scientists sharing ideas
Word of mouth with the rise of Coffee houses from 1650 onwards. Most people however are not aware of new ideas.
Newton spent more time on alchemy than his owrk on gravity - believed in teh Occult and supernatural.
No clear break between modern rational thinking and old irrational
Witchcraft persecutions at an all time high during the Civil war - Mathew Hopkins.