The Pearl of Great Price

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The Pearl of Great Price

Feb 19 Nicolaus Copernicus

February 18, 2025 • Tim Byron • Season 2 • Episode 19

Today in 1473 the mathematician, astronomer, and priest Copernicus was born in Poland. He famously formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the centre of the universe, which lead to the rethinking of reality, a Copernican Revolution.