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Copernicus' Studies
Title: Copernicus' Studies
Category: History
Details: Words: 2734 | Pages: 11.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Copernicus' Studies
Nicholas Copernicus was never supposed to be a revolutionary in the field of revolutions. This Polish merchant’s son, groomed to be a church canon, was not the sort of man to be running around changing the world; he was not even published until near his death, in 1543. Copernicus had been preceded by over a thousand years of contentment with the universal model, as Europe had been riding Ptolemy’s system with the full support …showed first 75 words of 2734 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2734 total…the fundamental aspect of his work, the solar system, was proven to be true. Copernicus is thus the bridge between old and new science: his religious theories tab him as a medieval scientist, but his logic in the face of false Catholic doctrine earns him the timeless respect of historians. Copernicus was truly a revolutionary in the truest sense of the word; he set out to change the universe, and it bent to his will.
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