"Copernican Revolution" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (historical) The transition in astronomy between geocentrism and heliocentrism that originated in Europe in the 16th century and a longer conflict about cosmology involving scientists and religious authorities that extended into the 19th century. Tags: historical Translations (Copernican Revolution): 哥白尼革命 (Gēbáiní Gémìng) (Chinese Mandarin), kopernikaaninen vallankumous (Finnish), révolution copernicienne [feminine] (French), revolução copernicana [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Copernican_Revolution-en-name-5ON6je9E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Copernican Revolution, History Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 15 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 26 21 Disambiguation of Copernican Revolution: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of History: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Copernican Revolution': 61 23 16
  2. (philosophy) An historical example of a paradigm shift in the philosophy of science.
    Sense id: en-Copernican_Revolution-en-name-mep3bIs7 Categories (other): Philosophy, Historical events Disambiguation of Historical events: 16 64 20 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  3. (figurative, by extension) A radical intellectual upheaval or rupture. Tags: broadly, figuratively
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