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Traditions and Encounters Book Cover
Traditions and Encounters, 2/e
Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i
THE TRANSFORMATION OF EUROPE

Internet Activities: Galileo



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Against whom is Galileo defending himself in his letter to the Grand Duchess (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html,)? Why does he think these people are against him? How does he defend himself? What is the basis for his indictment in 1633 (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.html)? What was so frightening about his discoveries to the political leaders of his time?








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