Commentariolus
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The Commentariolus was an early work by Nicolaus Copernicus that outlined his heliocentric theory of the solar system. This theory proposed that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the solar system, with planets, including Earth, revolving around it. Copernicus's ideas, published in his later work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI, marked a significant shift from the geocentric model that had dominated for centuries. This heliocentric model, also known as the Copernican system, laid the groundwork for the Scientific Revolution.1234
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