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Copernicus


Co·per·ni·cus

biographical name \kō-ˈpər-ni-kəs\

Definition of COPERNICUS

Nicolaus Pol Mikołaj Ko·per·nik \k-ˈper-nēk\ or Niklas Kop·per·nigk \ˈkä-pər-ˌnik\ 1473–1543 Pol. astron.

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