Nicolaus Copernicus
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Father of Modern Astronomy
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Making the Earth a Planet
By Owen Gingerich, James MacLachlanPresents the life and accomplishments of the man considered the "father of the Scientific Revolution" due to his theory that the sun is the center of the solar system and the planets revolve around it.
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Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth is a Planet
By Dennis B. FradinA biography of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who challenged the belief of his age that Earth was the center of the universe and proved that it is, instead, a planet orbiting the Sun.
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Father of Modern Astronomy
By Scott IngramDiscusses the youth, education, scientific observations, conflict with religious teachings and the Church, and legacy of Nicolaus Copernicus.
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Making the Earth a Planet
By Owen Gingerich, James MacLachlanThese illustrated biographies combine accessible technical information with compelling personal stories to portray the scientists whose work has shaped our understanding of the natural world.
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Nicolaus Copernicus: A Short Biography: The Astronomer Who Moved the Earth
By Doug WestNicolaus Copernicus was a brilliant mathematician and astronomer who lived during the Renaissance and Reformation eras and contributed to science with a new model of the universe that placed the Sun instead of the Earth at the center of the ...
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Father of Modern Astronomy
By Barbara A. SomervillProfiles the life and work of the Polish astronomer who believed that the planets revolved around the Sun and the Earth was not the center of the universe.
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Nicolaus Copernicus: An Essay on His Life and Work
By Fred HoyleThis is a reassessment of the work of the father of modern astronomy by one of the great astronomers of our time. Fred Hoyle analyzes the problem confronting Copernicus, and...
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Nicolaus Copernicus
By Kristina Lyn HeitkampThis belief system remained unchallenged until a quiet, unassuming man wondered if his predecessors had gotten it wrong. The father of modern astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus was a doctor, church canon, and protector of lands.