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COPERNICUS Nicolaus — vide Nicolaus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Copernicus, Nicolaus — Polish Mikołaj Kopernik born Feb. 19, 1473, Toruń, Pol. died May 24, 1543, Frauenburg, East Prussia Polish astronomer. He was educated at Kraków, Bologna, and Padua, where he mastered all the knowledge of the day in mathematics, astronomy,… … Universalium
COPERNICUS, Nicolaus — (1473 1543) With On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, Nicolaus Copernicus initiated a shift in scientific thinking often now described as the scientific revolution. Although the details of the heliocentric theory of the universe were… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Copernicus , Nicolaus — (1473–1543) Polish astronomer Following the death of his father, a merchant of Torun, Poland, in 1484, Copernicus was brought up by his maternal uncle Lucas, the bishop of Ermeland. In 1491 he entered the University of Cracow where he became… … Scientists
Copernicus, Nicolaus — (1473 1543) Polish astronomer, best known for his theory of the universe that placed the sun, rather than the earth, at the center of the system. Born in the Polish city of Torún and orphaned at an early age, Copernicus was supported by an… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Copernicus, Nicolaus — (1473–1543) The first developed heliocentric theory of the universe in the modern era was presented in De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, published in the year of Copernicus s death. The system is entirely mathematical, in the sense of… … Philosophy dictionary
Copernicus,Nicolaus — Co·per·ni·cus (kō pûrʹnə kəs, kə ), Nicolaus. 1473 1543. Polish astronomer who advanced the theory that Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun, disrupting the Ptolemaic system of astronomy. * * * … Universalium
Copernicus, Nicolaus — (1473 AD 1543 AD) This Polish astronomer presented the idea of a Sun centered universe, called the Heliocentric or Sun Centered system. See Heliocentric Theory, Geocentric Theory and Pythagoras … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
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