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Nicolaus Copernicus (Britannica)

Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica biography of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolaus-Copernicus
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
Sources
Nicolaus Copernicus (Britannica)
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Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)

This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 16 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 4 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Holds

1

Connected

1

General References

4
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