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Copernicus   /kəpˈərnəkəs/   Listen
Copernicus

noun
1.
Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543).  Synonyms: Mikolaj Kopernik, Nicolaus Copernicus.
2.
A conspicuous crater on the Moon.





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... Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, and John Brown have to wait the calmer judgments of future generations. These men believed that God sent them to do a certain work—to reveal a hidden truth; to pour light into the minds of benighted and superstitious men. They completed their work; they did nobly and ...
— History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) - Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens • George Washington Williams


Words linked to "Copernicus" :   lunar crater, uranologist, stargazer, astronomer


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