哥白尼

Nicolaus Copernicus｜日心說的提出者：改變宇宙觀的天文學革命  | 世界名人錄 Nicolaus Copernicus | The Astronomer Who Moved the Earth and Revolutionized the Cosmos

尼古拉·哥白尼（Nicolaus Copernicus）是16世紀著名的天文學家，也是科學革命的重要先驅。他提出「日心說」，主張太陽位於宇宙中心，地球與其他行星繞太陽運行，挑戰了當時普遍接受的地心說宇宙觀。1543年，他在《天體運行論》中系統闡述這一理論，開啟了人類對宇宙結構的全新理解。哥白尼的思想不僅改變天文學，也為近代科學革命奠定基礎，深刻影響後來的伽利略與牛頓等科學家。
English Version
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) was a Renaissance astronomer who fundamentally transformed humanity’s understanding of the universe. He proposed the heliocentric model, placing the Sun at the center of the cosmos rather than the Earth. This revolutionary idea challenged centuries of geocentric belief and laid the foundation for modern astronomy. His seminal work, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, published in 1543, marked the beginning of a new scientific era. Though controversial at the time, Copernicus’s theory eventually reshaped science and philosophy, influencing later figures such as Galileo and Kepler. His work represents a turning point in the Scientific Revolution.