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'''Nicholaus Copernicus''' was a [[Renaissance]] astronomer famous for his theory of [[heliocentrism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Galileo Trap (audio story)|The Galileo Trap]]'')
'''Nicholaus Copernicus''' was a [[Renaissance]] astronomer famous for his theory of [[heliocentrism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Galileo Trap (audio story)|The Galileo Trap]]'')


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Nicholaus Copernicus

Nicholaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer famous for his theory of heliocentrism. (TV: City of Death, AUDIO: The Galileo Trap)

He proved that the Sun was the centre of the Solar system, and that the Earth revolved around it. (PROSE: Space Talk)

He was dismissed by his contemporaries, but Galileo Galilei was later inspired by his work. (TV: The Lost Boy, AUDIO: The Galileo Trap)