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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer from Poland, known for formulating the heliocentric model of the universe, which posited that the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun. His seminal work, "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," published in 1543, challenged the long-held geocentric view that placed the Earth at the center of the universe. Copernicus' ideas laid the groundwork for the Scientific Revolution and significantly influenced later astronomers, including Galileo and Kepler.

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