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The Man Who Moved the Sun: Copernicus and a Revolution of Thought (1543) In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (“On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres”). In it, he claimed: The Sun — not the Earth — is the center of the universe. This idea shattered centuries of belief rooted in religion and tradition. Though Copernicus died the same year, his theory ignited the Scientific Revolution. It later led to Giordano Bruno being burned at the stake — and Galileo Galilei standing trial before the Inquisition. Fun fact: A preface was added to Copernicus’ book suggesting his theory was just a "mathematical hypothesis" — a move to avoid persecution. But the shift had begun: Earth was no longer the center of it all.
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