What was the impact of Giordano Bruno's confinement and execution among the members of the Scientific Revolution?
A) It became a rallying cry for freedom of thought.
B) It coerced progressive scientists into silence.
C) It forced natural philosophers to categorize their own investigations as acts of piety.
D) It produced a backlash of ardent religious skepticism among scientists.
E) It discouraged astronomers from openly challenging the Ptolemaic model.
Answer: A
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