 
 <prompt> ```Why academic pursuits of science come dey exist? Based on di previous question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context:``` <response>: ```Scientific academies and societies grow commot from the Scientific Revolution as di creators of scientific knowledge wey dey different from di scholasticism of di university. During di Enlightenment, some societies create or hold on to links with universities. However, contemporary sources dey make difference between universities and scientific societies by tok say di university dey useful for transmission of knowledge, while societies dey function to create knowledge. As di role of universities for institutionalized science begin reduce, learned societies become di foundation of organized science. Official scientific societies dey get charter from di state to provide technical expertise. Most societies dey get permission to control their own publications, oversee di election of new members, and di administration of di society. After 1700, plenty official academies and societies dey found for Europe, and by 1789, e don pass seventy official scientific societies. In reference to dis growth, Bernard de Fontenelle create di term "the Age of Academies" to describe di 18th century.``` 