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Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno

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March 23, 202239m 41s

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Bruno was a mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, occultist, and according to the Catholic church of 16th-century Italy, a heretic. He met a bad end because of his views, but he started out as a friar.

Research: 

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Topics

Biographies16th centuryEuropean historyhereticsItalymathematiciansphilosophersastronomersCatholicismDominicansheresyFrench Wars of ReligionOxfordexecutions