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  • At the time Copernicus's heliocentric idea was very controversial; nevertheless, it was the start of a change in the way the world was viewed, and Copernicus came to be seen as the initiator of the Scientific Revolution.

    Wayne Hale: NASA Can Provide the Inspiration - NASA Watch 2009

  • Owen Gingerich, professor of the history of science at Harvard, traced the surprising truth about Copernicus's impact on astronomy through the handwriting in hundreds of copies of his De revolutionibus.

    Steve Leveen: Why You Should Write in Your Books Now 2009

  • … The preface of Copernicus's book includes an enthusiastic letter of praise from one of the most influential cardinals of the time!

    Barney Teaches a "Scientific Fact" 2007

  • They are now preparing another excavation to look for the remains of Copernicus's uncle, the former bishop of Warmia, who is also believed to be buried in Frombork Cathedral.

    Geneticists Say 'Uncle' 2006

  • For instance, Copernicus's theory shared much of Aristotle's physics, Aristotle's commitment to spherical motion and his use of aethereal spheres, Kepler's geo-centrism

    Historicist Theories of Rationality Matheson, Carl 2008

  • He eventually uncovers more than 600 16th-century copies, many of them crammed with comments penned in the margins by Copernicus's contemporaries.

    Five Best 2007

  • The contrary intuition is an implicit product of the geocentrism that Copernicus was disputing, and so no good basis for rejecting Copernicus's theory.

    Naturalism Papineau, David 2007

  • So, here's Copernicus's view of what the solar system looked like as a plan, that's pretty much what you should have on your piece of paper.

    Jonathan Drori on what we think we know Jonathan Drori 2007

  • So, here's Copernicus's view of what the solar system looked like as a plan, that's pretty much what you should have on your piece of paper.

    Jonathan Drori on what we think we know Jonathan Drori 2007

  • So, here's Copernicus's view of what the solar system looked like as a plan, that's pretty much what you should have on your piece of paper.

    Jonathan Drori on what we think we know Jonathan Drori 2007

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