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Posted by Tel Asiado Feb 21, 2008 |
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1543), Polish astronomer and mathematician
Born February 19.
Nicolaus Copernicus, polish astronomer and mathematician, and known for 'Copernican Model' of a sun-centered solar system, was a forerunner of scientific and religious revolution. His treatise "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies" (1543) brought a profound shift in religious and scientific thinking that changed man's view of the universe.
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