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Copernican principle
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Etymology
Named after Nicolaus Copernicus by Austrian-British cosmologist Hermann Bondi in reference to his model of Copernican heliocentrism.
Proper noun
en cosmology A principle which states that the location of humanity has no special significance (in constrast to traditional views that the Earth or Sun are located in the center of the Universe).
Derived terms
en Copernican time principle
Related terms
en Copernican Revolution
en Copernican system
en Copernican Revolution
en eponyms