Copernican means of or pertaining to the astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543).
Copernican may also refer to:
Science
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Copernican heliocentrism, the astronomical model developed by Copernicus
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Copernican principle
In physical cosmology, the Copernican principle states that humans, on the Earth or in the Solar System, are not privileged observers of the universe, that observations from the Earth are representative of observations from the average position ...
, in physical cosmology
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Copernican period, in lunar geology
Politics
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Copernican federalism Copernican federalism is an analogy for federalism. It is named for Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Analogy
Various authors and theorists have evoked Copernican heliocentrism to describe tiers of government. Here an analogy is made betw ...
, a US political model
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Copernican paradigm
Copernican paradigm is an analysis of Australian constitutional structures in order to develop models establishing Australia as a republic with a directly elected head of state. It is named for Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Backgro ...
, an Australian political model
Music
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Symphony No. 2 (Górecki) Symphony No. 2, the "Copernican," Op. 31 ''(II Symfonia "Kopernikowska")'' () is a choral symphony composed by Henryk Górecki in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Composed in a monumental style ...
, a symphony by Henryk Górecki known as the ''Copernican'' Symphony, Op. 31
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Copernicus (disambiguation)
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Renaissance polymath and astronomer.
Copernicus, Kopernik or Kopernikus may also refer to:
Science
* OAO-3 Copernicus, an orbiting astronomical observatory (X-ray and UV) launched on 21 August 1972
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