as the geocentric view, in order to conform to the Church’s views. Science became the puppet of the church, and the inaccuracies it spewed were seen as fact. However, th towards the beginning of the 16 century, starting with Copernicus’ On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres , which challenged the geocentric view, attitudes began to change. Although Copernicus didn’t intend to go against the church, his findings went on to create a new world view. Copernicus’ new research led to new discoveries like Kepler’s…
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