Copernican
# Copernican

Copernican means of or pertaining to the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543).

Copernican may also refer to:

## Science

* Copernican heliocentrism, the astronomical model developed by Copernicus
* Copernican principle, in physical cosmology
* Copernican period, in lunar geology

## Politics

* Copernican federalism, a US political model
* Copernican paradigm, an Australian political model

## Music

* Symphony No. 2 (Górecki), a symphony by Henryk Górecki known as the Copernican Symphony, Op. 31
