De revolutionibus orbium coelestium

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astronomy book book scientific treatise

De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.

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instanceOf astronomy book ⓘ
book ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ
author Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ
centralClaim Earth is a planet that moves around the Sun ⓘ
Earth rotates daily on its axis ⓘ
the Sun is near the center of the universe ⓘ
completionYear 1530 ⓘ
contains geometrical diagrams ⓘ
tables of planetary positions ⓘ
contrastsWith geocentric model of the universe ⓘ
dedicatedTo Pope Paul III ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
firstEditionFormat folio ⓘ
genre scholarly treatise ⓘ
hasPart Book I ⓘ
Book II ⓘ
Book III ⓘ
Book IV ⓘ
Book V ⓘ
Book VI ⓘ
indexPlacementYear 1616 ⓘ
influenced Galileo Galilei ⓘ
Isaac Newton ⓘ
Johannes Kepler ⓘ
Scientific Revolution ⓘ
inLibraryOf Vatican Library ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
laterStatus placed on the Index of Forbidden Books ⓘ
method geometrical models ⓘ
mathematical calculations ⓘ
notableFor foundational statement of heliocentrism ⓘ
major catalyst of the Scientific Revolution ⓘ
originalTitle De revolutionibus orbium coelestium self-link ⓘ
pages approximately 400 ⓘ
placeOfPublication Nuremberg ⓘ
predecessorTheory Ptolemaic system ⓘ
printingTechnology movable type ⓘ
proposesModel heliocentric model of the universe ⓘ
publicationYear 1543 ⓘ
publisher Johannes Petreius ⓘ
religiousContext Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
requires advanced mathematical knowledge ⓘ
structure six books ⓘ
subject astronomy ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
heliocentrism ⓘ
mathematical astronomy ⓘ
planetary motion ⓘ
timePeriod Renaissance ⓘ

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