Are current terms from sustainability research like “Anthropocene” and “planetary thinking” associated with a new kind of Copernican Revolution? In this interview, Giessen-based geographer Prof. Dr. Lea Schneider considers this complicated yet fascinating question. She also explains the objectives behind the European Union’s Earth Observation Program, which bears the name “Copernicus”.
Dr. Alexander Kleinschrodt
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  • Alexander Kleinschrodt (2023-03-08): Nicolaus Copernicus: The Copernican Revolution and today’s “planetary thinking”. Interview with Prof. Dr. Lea Schneider (Geographer and Earth system researcher, University of Giessen). In: Copernico. History and Cultural Heritage in Eastern Europe. URL: https://www.copernico.eu/en/link/64081a5db73195.64382357 (2023-06-09)
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Copernican Heliocentrism
Nicolaus Copernicus was cautious about sharing his conviction that the planets rotate around the Sun, and only did so over the course of several decades. He was reluctant to cause a major turning point or revolution – and, initially, his teachings were not seen in this way either.