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 Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik) was a polish cosmographer and astronomer who proposed a heliocentric representation of the heavens or “Sun-centred,” system—derived from the Greek helios, meaning “Sun.” Copernicus’s theory had important consequences for later thinkers of the scientific revolution, including such major figures as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton.
 Who-is-Who in MMS, History of machines,  theoory, teacher, treatizer.
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                                            | Orthographe également utilisé: Kopernik (Latin Copernicus), Mikolaj (Latin Nicolaus)
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                                                        | * 10.02.1473 | Torùn | Né |  
                                                        | 1491 - 1496 | Bologna | He studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Bologna |  
                                                        | 1503 | Ferrara | Doctorate in Canon Law at University of Ferrara |  
                                                        | 1543 |  | he publishes “De Revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI “  (Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs) |  
                                                        | † 24.05.1543 | Frombork | Décédé |  |  |