Copernican solar system, diagram. This heliocentric (Sun-centred) solar system was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543. Diag

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Copernican solar system, diagram. This heliocentric (Sun-centred) solar system was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543. Diagram from 'A Short Introduction to Natural Philosophy' (1720) by John Questebrune.

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