Nicolaus Copernicus: The Copernican Revolution and today’s “planetary thinking”

Interview with Prof. Dr. Lea Schneider
(Geographer and Earth system researcher, University of Giessen)

Alexander Kleinschrodt

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08.03.2023

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”.

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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 (2024-04-19)

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Published under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (illustrations see picture credits)

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Kopernikus, Nikolaus GND

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