Copernicus, Nicolaus (1473–1543)

Nicolaus Copernicus (in Polish, Mikotaj Kopernik) was a Polish mathematician and astronomer, best known for his heliocentric theory of the solar system. The heliocentric theory, also known as the Copernican system, holds that the sun is at the center of the ...

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