Copernican Revolution
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The Copernican Revolution was the transformative shift in astronomy and natural philosophy during the 16th and 17th centuries that replaced the Earth-centered cosmos with a Sun-centered model, fundamentally altering humanity’s understanding of its place in the universe.
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| Copernican revolution | 4 |
| Copernican controversy | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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paradigm shift ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ |
| challenged |
Aristotelian cosmology
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literal interpretations of certain biblical passages ⓘ medieval scholastic worldview ⓘ |
| consequence |
conflict between emerging science and religious authorities
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decentering of Earth in the cosmos ⓘ redefinition of humanity's place in the universe ⓘ shift from qualitative to mathematical description of nature ⓘ |
| coreIdea | heliocentric model of the cosmos ⓘ |
| epistemicImpact | shift from authority-based knowledge to observation and mathematics ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Renaissance Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment thought
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Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ modern cosmology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
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classical astronomy ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Earth orbits the Sun
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Earth rotates on its axis ⓘ Sun is near the center of the planetary system ⓘ planets follow systematic orbits around the Sun ⓘ |
| keyDate | 1543 ⓘ |
| keyWork | De revolutionibus orbium coelestium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFigure |
Galileo Galilei
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Giordano Bruno NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tycho Brahe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Roman Catholic Church authorities
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some Protestant theologians ⓘ |
| philosophicalImpact |
development of modern scientific method
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questioning of anthropocentrism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Copernican principle
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Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Ptolemaic system
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geocentric model of the cosmos ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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Newtonian mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ telescopic observations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
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Book V (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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