| 单词 | copernicus, nicolaus |
| 释义 | Copernicus, Nicolaus[ (kuh-pur-ni-kuhs) ] A Polish scholar who, in 1543, first produced a workable model of the solar system that had the sun at the center. His model eventually took the place of the Ptolemaic universe and provided the foundation for modern astronomy. Words nearby Copernicus, Nicolauscoper, Copernican, Copernican system, copernicium, Copernicus, Copernicus, Nicolaus, copestone, Copht, Copiague, Copiapó, copier Cultural definitions for Copernicus, Nicolaus (2 of 3)Copernicus, Nicolaus [ (kuh-pur-ni-kuhs) ] A Polish scholar of the sixteenth century who argued that the Earth moves about the sun. Cultural definitions for Copernicus, Nicolaus (3 of 3)Copernicus, Nicolaus [ (kuh-pur-ni-kuhs) ] A Polish cleric and scholar of the sixteenth century. In 1543, Copernicus produced the first workable model of the sun and planets that had the sun at the center. (See Galileo, Ptolemaic universe, and solar system.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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