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AP European History
Unit 2 – Reformation
Topic 2.1
What might be different if Galileo Galilei did not publish his heliocentric theory?
The scientific revolution could potentially take longer without such groundbreaking findings being openly shared.
There would be no Church sanctions against science or scientists who contradicted Church doctrine.
Copernicus may receive more recognition for his early contributions to astronomy and heliocentrism.
Discoveries about our solar system might happen in a different part of the world, like the Middle East or China.
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AP European History - 2.1 Contextualizing 16th and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
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