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copernicus: back to the star garden

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dave

Man and thereby the earth not the center of the universe. Surely you must be joking. The Copernican revolution. The continuing adventures of Nick “Dark Energy” Copernicus… …But this itself was far from unknown, and in 1533 Pope Clement VII … Continue reading →

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young copernicus: the heavens can wait

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Dave

The Copernican revolution. Displacing man from the center of the universe… …But other things preoccupied him as well. In 1497 his uncle had succeeded in obtaining his election as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral, one of the chapter of ecclesiastics who, … Continue reading →