There are three main findings: 1) by the mid-17th century, there was little overlap in the language of science and the language of religion 4/

2) the language of science became more progress-oriented in the 18th century, but works at the *science-political economy nexus* were the most progress-oriented That is, those works of science that spoke to a broader audience were the most progress-oriented (á la Mokyr) 5/