The Copernican Revolution

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The Reception of Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory

„Through his discovery and method of research Copernicus showed the way to a new exploration of the space of the Universe...”.

– Andrzej Woszczyk, Nicolaus Copernicus Torunensis

 

The development of astronomy since the time of Copernicus

„...Following this path, we have today reached the limits of the visible world with our telescopes. The size of this world exceeds hundreds of millions of times the planetary system, i.e. the world of Copernicus”.

– Andrzej Woszczyk, Nicolaus Copernicus Torunensis

 

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