De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus's seminal 1543 work on astronomy, proposing a heliocentric model of the universe. This groundbreaking text challenged the long-accepted geocentric view and initiated the Copernican Revolution, fundamentally altering scientific understanding of the cosmos.
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Held in the Astronomy chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
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