De revolutionibus orbium coelestium

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De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.

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instanceOf astronomy book
book
scientific treatise
author Nicolaus Copernicus
centralClaim Earth is a planet that moves around the Sun
Earth rotates daily on its axis
the Sun is near the center of the universe
completionYear 1530
contains geometrical diagrams
tables of planetary positions
contrastsWith geocentric model of the universe
dedicatedTo Pope Paul III
field astronomy
natural philosophy
firstEditionFormat folio
genre scholarly treatise
hasPart Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
indexPlacementYear 1616
influenced Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Scientific Revolution
inLibraryOf Vatican Library
language Latin
laterStatus placed on the Index of Forbidden Books
method geometrical models
mathematical calculations
notableFor foundational statement of heliocentrism
major catalyst of the Scientific Revolution
originalTitle De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
pages approximately 400
placeOfPublication Nuremberg
predecessorTheory Ptolemaic system
printingTechnology movable type
proposesModel heliocentric model of the universe
publicationYear 1543
publisher Johannes Petreius
religiousContext Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires advanced mathematical knowledge
structure six books
subject astronomy
cosmology
heliocentrism
mathematical astronomy
planetary motion
timePeriod Renaissance

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Galileo Galilei advocated Copernican system
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De revolutionibus orbium coelestium originalTitle De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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Book V (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) associatedWork Book II (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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Book V (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) associatedWork Book III (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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Book V (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) associatedWork Book IV (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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Book V (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) associatedWork Book VI (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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Johannes Petreius notableWork De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
Johannes Petreius published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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