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Copernican Revolution

Copernican Revolution proper noun: the transition in astronomy between geocentrism and heliocentrism that originated in Europe in the 16th century and a longer conflict about cosmology involving scientists and religious authorities that extended into the 19th century.

Proper noun

Copernican Revolution

  1. (historical) The transition in astronomy between geocentrism and heliocentrism that originated in Europe in the 16th century and a longer conflict about cosmology involving scientists and religious authorities that extended into the 19th century.
  2. An historical example of a paradigm shift in the philosophy of science.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A radical intellectual upheaval or rupture.

Questions about Copernican Revolution

What does Copernican Revolution mean?
Copernican Revolution means the transition in astronomy between geocentrism and heliocentrism that originated in Europe in the 16th century and a longer conflict about cosmology involving scientists and religious authorities that extended into the 19th century.
What part of speech is Copernican Revolution?
Copernican Revolution is a proper noun.

Words near Copernican Revolution in the dictionary

  1. coperforms
  2. copering
  3. Copernican
  4. Copernican model
  5. Copernican principle
  6. Copernican Revolution
  7. Copernican system
  8. Copernican time principle
  9. Copernicanism
  10. Copernicanist
  11. Copernicanists

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