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Nicolaus Copernicus
Proposed that Earth orbits the Sun โ the Copernican Revolution that changed humanity's view of itself
Poland ๐ต๐ฑ 1543 Famous Astronomers
Key Facts
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Published heliocentric model in "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" (1543) on his deathbed
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"Copernican Revolution": shifted humanity from believing Earth was the centre of the universe to orbiting the Sun
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Copernicus was a priest and physician as well as astronomer; he did all his observations with the naked eye โ no telescope
๐ Did you know? Copernicus waited until his deathbed to publish "De Revolutionibus" (1543) โ fearful of the Church's reaction
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Proposed that Earth orbits the Sun โ the Copernican Revolution that changed humanity's view of itself