Which of the following contributed LEASTto the dissemination of the new scientific worldview in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

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Universities were relatively conservative institutions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and often resisted new scientific ideas. While some universities did contribute to the dissemination of the new scientific worldview, they were less influential than other factors such as academies, handbooks and lectures, publications in the vernacular, and the enthusiasm among much of the educated elite.

Which of the Following Contributed LEASTto the Dissemination of the New