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Who was the Renaissance mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center?

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Your answer was: Copernicus.
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Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus was the Renaissance mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.

5th Centenary of the Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus
Scott 537-540 (1973)


References
• "Nicolaus Copernicus" Wikipedia
• Anonymous Nicolaus Copernicus Vatican Notes Volume 22 Issue 2 Year 1973 Pages: 2-4