A truce between faith and science: Jan Matejko’s Copernicus

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Copernicus, or Conversations with God (1873) by Jan Matejko, depicting the astronomer observing the heavens
The Jagiellonian University Museum, Krakow; Photo by Grzegorz Zygier

Although no objections to Copernicus’ theory were raised at the Council of Trent, the idea that Earth was not at the centre of God’s astronomical plan was very hard for traditionalist fixed-earthers to swallow.

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