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Apr 9, 2019 · April 09, 2019. • 15 min read. Rumors were circulating in the 1530s that Nicolaus Copernicus, a cathedral cleric in a small Polish city, had written a revolutionary theory on the cosmos. To the...
Nicolaus Copernicus. Engraving from Christoph Hartknoch's book Alt- und neues Preussen (1684; “Old and New Prussia”), depicting Nicolaus Copernicus as a saintly and humble figure. The astronomer is shown between a crucifix and a celestial globe, symbols of his vocation and work.
Nicolaus Copernicus - Astronomy, Heliocentrism, Revolution: The contested state of planetary theory in the late 15th century and Pico’s attack on astrology’s foundations together constitute the principal historical considerations in constructing the background to Copernicus’s achievement.
