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AP European History
Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.3
How might Europe's development in scientific thought differ if Nicolaus Copernicus had never published his theory about a heliocentric universe?
Acceptance of scientific theories challenging existing beliefs may have been delayed significantly.
There would be no significant impact on scientific development.
Isaac Newton wouldn't have developed calculus.
Galileo Galilei wouldn't have proposed his laws of motion.
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