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Nicolaus Copernicus

Heliocentric Model of the Solar System

Born 1473 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 1543

๐Ÿ”ญ 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

๐Ÿ”ญ Astronomy

Country

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland

Born

1473

Key Year

1543

Invention

Heliocentric Model of the Solar System