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Copernican Revolution en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (historical) The transition in astronomy between geocentrism and heliocentrism that originated in Europe in the 16th century and a longer conflict about cosmology involving scientists and religious authorities that extended into the 19th century.
  2. An historical example of a paradigm shift in the philosophy of science.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A radical intellectual upheaval or rupture.

Translations (4)

fi kopernikaaninen vallankumous (Copernican Revolution) · pt revolução copernicana (Copernican Revolution) · cmn 哥白尼革命 (Copernican Revolution) · fr révolution copernicienne (Copernican Revolution)