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   Co·per·ni·cus, Nicolaus

   /kəˈpərnəkəs/

   

   • 1. (1473–1543), Polish astronomer; Latinized name of Mikołaj Kopernik. He proposed a model of the solar system in which the planets orbit in perfect circles around the sun; his work ultimately led to rejection of the established geocentric cosmology.

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