Copernicus, Nicolaus

Co per ni cus, Nicolaus |kəˈpərnikəs kəˈpərnəkəs | (1473 –1543 ), Polish astronomer; Latinized name of Mikołaj Kopernik. He proposed a model of the solar system in which the planets orbit in perfect circles around the sun; his work ultimately led to rejection of the established geocentric cosmology.

Copernicus, Nicolaus

Copernicus, Nicolaus |kəˈpəːnɪkəs | (1473 –1543 ), Polish astronomer; Latinized name of Mikołaj Kopernik. He proposed a model of the solar system in which the planets orbited in perfect circles around the sun, and his work ultimately led to the overthrow of the established geocentric cosmology. He published his astronomical theories in De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (1543 ). DERIVATIVES Copernican adjective

Copernicus

Co per ni cus /koʊpə́ː r nɪkəs /名詞 コペルニクス 〘Nicolaus /nɪ̀kəléɪəs / ～, 1473 --1543; 地動説を提唱したポーランドの天文学者 〙.