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ON May 24, 1543, died Nioolaus Copernicus. A few days previously, as he lay on his deathbed, the first printed copy of his great work, “De Revolutionibus Orbium Coalestium” , which was destined to become the cornerstone of modern astronomy, was placed in his hands.
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JONES, H. COPERNICUS AND THE HELIOCENTRIC THEORY. Nature 151, 573–576 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151573a0
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