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How does the text’s chronological organization help readers understand the evolution of the telescope?

It compares telescopes to other scientific inventions to emphasize their importance.

It focuses on one major discovery to explain why telescopes are useful tools.

It highlights key moments in telescope development to show how they gradually improved.

It only describes the problems with telescopes instead of their improvements.

How does the author’s inclusion of Galileo’s trial help readers understand the central idea of the text?

It explains why Galileo’s discoveries were rejected at first.

It shows how telescopes influenced religious beliefs.

It proves that Galileo’s ideas were immediately widely accepted.

It focuses on the legal consequences of scientific discoveries.

Why does the author most likely include background information about the Scientific Revolution before describing telescope inventions?

to explain the historical importance of Galileo’s discoveries

to provide context for why new scientific tools were being developed

to focus on the challenges scientists faced during that time

to highlight the religious beliefs that delayed telescope use

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