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The book that caused a scientific revolution and hardly anyone read

The book that caused a scientific revolution and hardly anyone read

One of the most relevant books in the history of science is On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres ( De revolutionibus ), by Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543). Its publication caused a true scientific revolution. But what does it count and who read it? Even if the title doesn’t sound familiar to you, you probably remember that it was Copernicus who proposed […] … learn more→