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The Copernican revolution brought about by Kant was, I think, the most important single turning point in the history of philosophy.
Bryan Magee

Meaning of "Copernican" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COPERNICAN

Copernican  [kəˈpɜːnɪkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPERNICAN

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Copernican is an adjective.
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WHAT DOES COPERNICAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Copernican

Copernican means of or pertaining to the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus ▪ For the Copernican system of astronomy, see heliocentrism ▪ For the philosophical principle, see Copernican principle ▪ For the lunar geological period, see Copernician ▪ Copernican federalism explains use in politics ▪ Copernican paradigm explains use in Australian republicanism...

Definition of Copernican in the English dictionary

The definition of Copernican in the dictionary is of or relating to Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPERNICAN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
apollonicon
ˌæpəˈlɒnɪkən
bacon
ˈbeɪkən
diaconicon
ˌdaɪəˈkɒnɪkən
Dominican
dəˈmɪnɪkən
harmonicon
hɑːˈmɒnɪkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Jamaican
dʒəˈmeɪkən
lexicon
ˈlɛksɪkən
Macon
ˈmeɪkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
mistaken
mɪˈsteɪkən
pantechnicon
pænˈtɛknɪkən
pelican
ˈpɛlɪkən
republican
rɪˈpʌblɪkən
silicon
ˈsɪlɪkən
taken
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undertaken
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Vatican
ˈvætɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPERNICAN

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Copenhagen
Copenhagen blue
Copenhagen interpretation
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Copernican system
copernicium
Copernicus

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPERNICAN

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Synonyms and antonyms of Copernican in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Copernican» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

哥白尼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copernicana
570 millions of speakers

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Copernican
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोपर्निकस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكوبرنيكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Коперника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Copérnico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোপারনিকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copernicienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Copernican
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kopernikanische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コペルニクスの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코페르니쿠스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Copernican
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Copernicus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோப்பர்நிக்கஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोपर्निकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kopernik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copernicano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kopernika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Коперника
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copernicană
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κοπέρνικου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Kopernikaanse
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kopernikus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kopernikanske
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Copernican

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Bryan Magee
The Copernican revolution brought about by Kant was, I think, the most important single turning point in the history of philosophy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPERNICAN»

Discover the use of Copernican in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Copernican and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the ...
The significance of the plurality of the Copernican Revolution is the main thrust of this undergraduate text In this study of the Copernican Revolution, the author brings to a common focus the considered approach of the historian, the ...
Thomas S. Kuhn, 1957
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Epitome of Copernican astronomy ; & Harmonies of the world
This volume contains two of his most important works: "The Epitome of Copernican Astronomy" (books 4 and 5 of which are translated here) is a textbook of Copernican science, remarkable for the prominence given to physical astronomy and for ...
Johannes Kepler, 1995
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The Copernican Question: Prognostication, Skepticism, and ...
And why did it matter? The Copernican Question reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496.
Robert S. Westman, 2011
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Kant's Copernican Revolution
This is a highly original, wide-ranging, and unorthodox discourse on the idea of philosophy contained in Kant's major work, the Critique of Pure Reason. Bencivenga proposes a novel explanation of the Critique's celebrated "obscurity.
Ermanno Bencivenga, 1987
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Reason and Wonder: A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit
In this enlightening and provocative exploration, Dave Pruett sets out a revolutionary new understanding of our place in the universe, one that reconciles the rational demands of science with the deeper tugs of spirituality.
Charles David Pruett, 2012
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Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican ...
This newly revised edition of Professor Crowe's accessible and enlightening book recreates one of the most dramatic developments in the history of thought: the change from an earth-centered to a sun-centered conception of the solar system.
Michael J. Crowe, 2013
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Novelties in the Heavens: Rhetoric and Science in the ...
In this fascinating work, Jean Dietz Moss shows how the scientific revolution begun by Copernicus brought about another revolution as well—one in which rhetoric, previously used simply to explain scientific thought, became a tool for ...
Jean Dietz Moss, 1993
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The Copernican Revolution in Homeopathy - The New Way of ...
The new way of dealing with life energy also demands a metamorphosis of classical homeopathy. The book is oriented towards the energy body philosophy, yet written in a language that is understandable for the interested layman.
Pal Dragos, 2010
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The Genesis of the Copernican World
This major work by the German philosopher Hans Blumenberg is a monumental rethinking of the significance of the Copernican revolution for our understanding of modernity.
Hans Blumenberg, 1987
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God's two books: Copernican cosmology and biblical ...
Howell reveals that the cosmological schemes developed during this era remain monumental solutions to the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and empirical investigation interact with one another.God's Two Books reshapes our ...
Kenneth James Howell, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPERNICAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Copernican is used in the context of the following news items.
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Our Founders, alien-obsessed: Adams and Franklin had a thing …
... in the 16th century, when the inimitable Giordano Bruno opened up Lucretius' book and, combining it with the Copernican theory, dreamed of ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Can the Bible's “One Flesh” Include Same-Sex Love?
Yet the “Copernican revolution” forced the church to change its understanding of the normative meaning of statements such as “The world is ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Venus and Jupiter are Far
Observations of Jupiter's moons and Venus' crescent phase were evidence for the Copernican or heliocentric model of the solar system. «Space Fellowship, Jul 15»
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Galileo's Many Inventions Helped Redefine Our Place In The Universe
... Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) revolutionized astronomy and helped speed the acceptance of the Copernican Model of the universe. «io9, Jun 15»
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Faces of Fundamentalism
... burned Giordino Bruno at the stake for heresy (1600) and forced Galileo Galilei (in 1633) to recant his advocacy of the Copernican theory. «The Statesman, Jun 15»
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When an orderly classroom is counterproductive
I'm tempted to describe this way of looking at things as a Copernican shift in understanding, but that's probably an overstatement. After all ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Rush Limbaugh's Anti-Pope Freakout Proves That He Needs a …
In a Nature article from 1999, titled “'Earth system' analysis and the second Copernican Revolution,” Schellnhuber argues that “sophisticated ... «AlterNet, Jun 15»
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Papal Economics and Papal Climatology
Today, the Church does not dispute the Copernican Revolution; it accepts the big bang theory; and it does not deny biological evolution. «Patriot Post, Jun 15»
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Rush Limbaugh's anti-Pope freakout proves that he needs a crash …
In a Nature article from 1999, titled “'Earth system' analysis and the second Copernican Revolution,” Schellnhuber argues that “sophisticated ... «Salon, Jun 15»
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What's the Real Purpose of Classroom Management?
I'm tempted to describe this way of looking at things as a Copernican shift in understanding, but that's probably an overstatement. After all ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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