Copernican Revolution

== English == === Proper noun === Copernican Revolution (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. (philosophy) An historical example of a paradigm shift in the philosophy of science. (figurative, by extension) A radical intellectual upheaval or rupture. ==== Translations ====