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Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric Model of the Solar System
Born 1473 ๐ต๐ฑ Poland 1543
๐ญ Known For
1
Heliocentric model โ Sun, not Earth, at the centre of the solar system
2
"De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" published the year he died (1543)
3
Triggered the Copernican Revolution โ greatest paradigm shift in science
Triggered the Copernican Revolution
Quick Facts
Field
๐ญ Astronomy
Country
๐ต๐ฑ Poland
Born
1473
Key Year
1543
Invention
Heliocentric Model of the Solar System