The Scientific Revolution: Astronomy
The shift from geocentrism to heliocentrism through Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo.
Key Questions
- 1Why was the heliocentric model considered a threat to the social order?
- 2How did the telescope change the nature of empirical observation?
- 3What was the significance of the trial of Galileo for the future of science?
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