Much 18th- and 19th-century science was produced by priests, monks, and clerics—people like Mendel, a monk—who had the security of institutional support and were allowed to think and observe, conducting inquiry unrelated to professional advancement.
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“so much of the science of the 18th and 19th century and even into the 20th century um comes from the work of of priests or of records of monks I mean Mendel was a monk yes um they weren't part of any particular mainstream but they they had the security of a place and they were allowed to think and observe”
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