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Copernicus Found
Published on 21 Nov 2008 at 2:17 pm.
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Nicolaus Copernicus is famous in astronomy. His work is mentioned in nearly every introductory astronomy class that is taught. Incorrectly, he is sometimes attributed with originating the theory that the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun (heliocentric model) rather than the Sun and planets revolving around the Earth (geocentric model). In […]
