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Copernicus
A 16th-century portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer, depicted in profile with fur collar and cap, holding a compass and armillary sphere, symbolizing his heliocentric theory in De revolutionibus orbium coelestium that revolutionized cosmology.
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Nicolaus Copernicus sought to free inquiry from inherited authority, showing that nature answers to evidence and reason rather than custom or decree. He is considered by some to be the founder of modern science. By demonstrating that truth can overturn even the most entrenched assumptions, he affirms a principle essential to free societies: authority must yield when reason proves otherwise.
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Galileo Galilei (b. February 15, 1564, Pisa, Italy – d. January 8, 1642, Arcetri, near Florence) was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. Born to Vincenzo Galilei, a musician, Galileo originally studied medicine at the University of Pisa but shifted to mathematics and philosophy. He became a professor at Pisa and later at the University of Padua. Galileo was known for his experime