Copernican means of or pertaining to the astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated ...
(1473–1543).
Copernican may also refer to:
Science
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Copernican heliocentrism
Copernican heliocentrism is the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543. This model positioned the Sun at the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it in circular ...
, the astronomical model developed by Copernicus
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Copernican principle, in physical cosmology
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Copernican period
The Copernican Period in the lunar geologic timescale runs from approximately 1.1 billion years ago to the present day. The base of the Copernican period is defined by impact craters that possess bright optically immature ray systems. The crat ...
, in lunar geology
Politics
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Copernican federalism Copernican federalism is an analogy for federalism. It is named for Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Analogy
Various authors and theorists have evoked Copernican heliocentrism to describe tiers of government. Here an analogy is made b ...
, a US political model
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Copernican paradigm
Copernican paradigm is an analysis of Australian constitutional structures in order to develop models establishing Australia as a republic with a directly elected head of state. It is named for Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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, an Australian political model
Music
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Symphony No. 2 (Górecki), a symphony by Henryk Górecki known as the ''Copernican'' Symphony, Op. 31
See also
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Copernicus (disambiguation)
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