The Archimedean Revolution of Nicolaus Copernicus

The year 2023 marks the 550th anniversary of birth Polish scholar Nicolaus Copernicus. Usually deemed one most emblematic examples scientific revolution and theory paradigm shift in history science, heliocentric proposed by Copernicus 1543 has fed minds philosophers historians for centuries. Recently, increasing attention been put on recognition sources that might have influenced Copernicus’s creativity. outcomes showed claims are pretty shaky, because was deliberately dialogue with Ancient Greek Arabic authors, his On Revolutions Celestial Spheres emulates Ptolemy’s Almagest. In this sense, essence is more an attempt to recreate debate ancient authors then a breaking their paradigms. This study takes closer examination early draft heliocentrism, Commentariolus (1510-1515 ca.) it argues first conceived as write Archimedes-like treatise, while efforts emulate Ptolemy come at later stage. account, can be considered Archimedean.