nicolaus copernicus

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noun nicolaus copernicus Nicolaus [nik-uh-ley-uh s] /ˌnɪk əˈleɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Mikolaj Kopernik) 1473–1543, Polish astronomer who promulgated the now accepted theory that the earth and the other planets move around the sun (the Copernican System) 1
noun nicolaus copernicus a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon, having an extensive ray system: about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter from crest to crest with walls rising about 12,000 feet (3650 meters) from its floor; having several central mountains the highest being about 2400 feet (730 meters). 1

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