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Also Known As Mikołaj Kopernik • Nikolaus Kopernikus
Born February 19, 1473 • Toruń • Poland
Died May 24, 1543 (aged 70) • Poland
Notable Works “De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI”
Subjects Of Study Earth • Copernican system • heliocentrism • precession of the equinoxes • rotation
Role In Scientific Revolution

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  • Many argue that Copernicus's ideas not only were the origin of modern astronomy but also signaled the start of a scientific revolution.

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