Nicolaus Copernicus

Definitions of Nicolaus Copernicus
  1. noun
    Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
    synonyms: Copernicus, Mikolaj Kopernik
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
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