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Copernicus Published as He Perished

Nature volume 241, pages 433–434 (1973)Cite this article

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Nicholas Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473, yet his great work Revolutions was only published in March 1543, two months before he died.

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ROSEN, E. Copernicus Published as He Perished. Nature 241, 433–434 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241433a0

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