Encyclopaedia Britannica article on the history of astronomy, covering Copernicus's 1543 heliocentric model.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/science/astronomy/Copernicus
Source Typeencyclopedia
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