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Copernican system: Quick Facts

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Illustration of the Copernican heliocentric system showing the sun at the center with concentric orbits for Earth, other planets, and moons, labeled in French.
Nicolaus Copernicus: heliocentric system
Engraving by Galileo Galilei showing the Copernican heliocentric system with the Sun at the center, planets in concentric orbits, and Jupiter with four orbiting moons.
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Galileo
Galileo
Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler
German astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish astronomer
James Bradley
James Bradley
English astronomer
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Georg Joachim Rheticus
Austrian astronomer
Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de
Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle
French author and scientist

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