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Describe an important scientific discovery of the Renaissance, and explain why it was
not accepted at first.

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heliocentric...it was not accepted by the ancient philosophers for three main reasons: If the Earth is rotating about its axis, and orbiting around the Sun, then the Earth must be in motion. ... Nor does this motion give rise to any obvious observational consequences. Hence, the Earth must be stationary.

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