Nicolaus Copernicus

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This site presents an history of the life of Copernicus. It discusses the discoveries he made and the other important accomplishments in his life.

This is part of the Mac Tutor History of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Copernicus/

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Record Creator:: Metadata instance created March 30, 2004 by Kara Lehman
Record Updated:: September 18, 2020 by Bruce Mason
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