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The Scientific Revolution and Its Impact on Natural Philosophy
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What was the name of the Polish astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory of the solar system?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory of the solar system, which placed the Sun at the center of the universe and the Earth as one of the planets orbiting it.