Did Copernicus steal ideas from Islamic astronomers?
Opinionated History of Mathematics
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Copernicus' Independent Creation of Mercury Models
This chapter explores the argument that Copernicus developed his own models for Mercury, rather than copying them from Islamic astronomers. It discusses the existence of multiple non-Tolimu Mercury models, suggesting that Copernicus had various options to choose from. Additionally, it questions the need for Copernicus to plagiarize ideas he couldn't read when constructing Mercury models seemed to be a relatively easy task.
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