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Science and Enlightenment! *Skip to the end of the summary to view comments* Summary of My Understanding of the Birth of Modern Science Science altered ideas about the place of humankind in the cosmos and challenged the teaching of the church. It originated in Europe because it was a reinvigorated and fragmented civilization. Institutions were independent. This arose from the idea of a corporation: a group of people with rights to regulate and control its own members. The most important institution to the birth of science was the university. Its autonomy allowed its members to create its own curricula centering on the natural sciences. These universities relied heavily on the teaching of Aristotle. Another reason why Europe was able to develop science is because it drew extensively on knowledge of other cultures, as the center of a massive exchange of information It started with Copernicus’ discovery that the sun was the center and that other planets re...