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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Oct 2010

      Italy valued cathedrals while Spain valued explorers. So worldwide, five times as many people speak Spanish than Italian

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    2. Simone De Giuseppe‏ @brutusway 23 Jan 2016
      Replying to @neiltyson

      @neiltyson yeah. Amerigo Vespucci, Cristoforo Colombo and Marco Polo were all architects.

      2 replies 2 retweets 22 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 Jan 2016
      Replying to @brutusway

      @brutusway Italy paid for none of the great voyages of the Italian explorers. That was Spain and Portugal.

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        2. Carlos Ribeiro‏ @carribeiro 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @brutusway (1) Italy didn't exist; (2) Venice and Geneva were incumbents & had no incentive to dismantle their own trade empire..

          1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
        3. Euclid‏ @Deuce1042 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @carribeiro

          @carribeiro @neiltyson @brutusway correct me if I'm wrong, but Italy didn't exist until the mid 1800's.

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        1. Betsy McWhadden‏ @McWhadden 25 Jan 2016
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          @neiltyson @brutusway Italy didn't exist. And Italian cities had been doing exploration for years and had elaborate trade networks.

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        2. SpooooOOOOoookika 👻‏ @QueenKika 23 Jan 2016
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          .@neiltyson @brutusway Not "explorers": conquistadors, exploiters, colonizers. Venice and Rome already had rich trade; Spain needed wealth.

          1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
        3. SpooooOOOOoookika 👻‏ @QueenKika 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @QueenKika

          .@neiltyson @brutusway & you seem to ignore Rome's history of conquest, plunder & cultural insertion. BITD far more spoke Latin than Spanish

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        1. Betsy McWhadden‏ @McWhadden 25 Jan 2016
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson Beyond all of that, Spain was more fanatically religious than most of the Italian cities, duchies, and kingdoms.

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        2. Simone De Giuseppe‏ @brutusway 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy 

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        3. Louis‏ @lwonnell 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @brutusway

          @brutusway @neiltyson Condescension does not advance an argument, or make things better for either party.

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        4. Louis‏ @lwonnell 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @lwonnell

          @brutusway The essential point is that those nations who believe in exploration shape the future.

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        5. Simone De Giuseppe‏ @brutusway 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @lwonnell

          @lwonnell the essential point here is ignorance: Venezia, Genova, not even mentioning Roman Empire.What are we talking about?

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Louis‏ @lwonnell 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @brutusway

          @brutusway We are talking about investments in exploration. The Medicis did not prioritize that.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        7. Simone De Giuseppe‏ @brutusway 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @lwonnell

          @lwonnell seriously? I mean, the Medicis "invented" the archetype of Silicon Valley, putting the smartest guys of that time working together

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        8. Louis‏ @lwonnell 23 Jan 2016
          Replying to @brutusway

          @brutusway I mean exploration of new lands. They valued knowledge, but that value isn't enough to leave a lasting mark on the world.

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        9. Betsy McWhadden‏ @McWhadden 25 Jan 2016
          Replying to @lwonnell

          @lwonnell The Spanish and Portuguese were not trying to explore new lands. They were looking to get to India w/out using *Italian* routes.

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        1. Cory JAW‏ @goatfacegodhead 26 Jan 2016
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          @neiltyson @brutusway the Iberians were motivated by wealth though, not exploration. They were looking for better trade routes on their side

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        1. Gotham_Knowledge‏ @GothamKnowledge 25 Jan 2016
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          @neiltyson @brutusway This is why you've said, less countries speak Italian today other than Italy. They weren't exploring like others were.

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        1. Betsy McWhadden‏ @McWhadden 25 Jan 2016
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          @neiltyson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo 

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        1. Gian‏ @Gian_XXIV 23 Jan 2016
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          @neiltyson Columbus' first exped. was financed in half by Italians. Only a large nation-state could undertake that (Italy was fragmented).

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