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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
Almost two thousand years before Copernicus, Aristarchus of Samos proposed a heliocentric model of the universe. Unfortunately, Aristarchus’ ideas were rejected.
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
On September 21st, 1378, the Christian world woke up to a terrifying reality. The papal schism meant that the Western Church had two heads; both declared the other heretics.

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