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AP European History
Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.2
What might have happened if Galileo Galilei had decided against defending heliocentrism due to fear of persecution by the Church?
Astronomy as a science would cease to exist.
The Church would lose its religious influence entirely.
Heliocentrism might have taken longer to gain acceptance within society and among scientists.
Science and religion would never conflict again in history.
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