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A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Line engraving, 1824.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Line engraving.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Engraving by E. Scriven.

An archangel revealing the physical nature of the universe to a group of natural philosophers and mathematicians. Etching by James Barry, 1795, after his painting.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Line engraving by C.B. after the Comte de Caylus.

Nicolas Copernicus among other astronomers of the world. Process print after a wood engraving by J. Styfi and J. Holewinski, 18--, after M.E. Andirolli, 1873.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1802.

Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

Commémoration du 500me anniversaire de la naissance de Nicolas Copernic (1473-1543), organisée le 4 avril 1973 = Herdenking van de 500e verjaardag van de geboorte van Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), ingericht op 4 april 1973.

Nicholas Copernicus, 1543-1943 / by Stephen P. Mizwa.

Mikołaj Kopernik w świetle swej korespondencji / Jerzy Drewnowski.

The towns of Copernicus / Jan Adamczewski.

Gvilielmi Blaev Institvtio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Dvabvs partibvs adornata, vna, secundum hypothesin Ptolemæi, per terram quiescentem / Altera, juxta mentem N. Copernici, per terram mobilem. Latinè reddita à M. Hortensio.

The new planet no planet: or, the earth no wandring star: except in the wandring heads of Galileans. Here out of the principles of divinity, philosophy, astronomy, reason and sense, the earth's immobility is asserted; the true sense of Scripture in the point, cleared; the Fathers and philosophers vindicated; divers theologicall and philosophicall points handled, and Copernicus his opinion as erroneous, ridiculous and impious, fully refuted / By Alexander Rosse. In answer to a discourse, that the earth may be a planet [by J. Wilkins].

De revolutionibus orbium cœlestium : libri VI / Copernicus.

Gvilielmi Blaev Institvtio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Dvabvs partibvs adornata, vna, secundum hypothesin Ptolemæi, per terram quiescentem. Altera, juxta mentem N. Copernici, per terram mobilem / Latinè reddita à M. Hortensio ...

Guilielmi Blaeu Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Duabus partibus adornata, una, secundum hypothesin Ptolemæi, per terram quiescentem, altera, juxta mentem N. Copernici, per terram mobilem / Latine reddita a M. Hortensio.

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Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543

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Gvilielmi Blaev Institvtio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Dvabvs partibvs adornata, vna, secundum hypothesin Ptolemæi, per terram quiescentem / Altera, juxta mentem N. Copernici, per terram mobilem. Latinè reddita à M. Hortensio.

De revolutionibus orbium cœlestium : libri VI / Copernicus.

Gvilielmi Blaev Institvtio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Dvabvs partibvs adornata, vna, secundum hypothesin Ptolemæi, per terram quiescentem. Altera, juxta mentem N. Copernici, per terram mobilem / Latinè reddita à M. Hortensio ...

Guilielmi Blaeu Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Duabus partibus adornata, una, secundum hypothesin Ptolemæi, per terram quiescentem, altera, juxta mentem N. Copernici, per terram mobilem / Latine reddita a M. Hortensio.