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TheworkofNicholasKoppernigk,betterknownasCopernicus,shatteredthemedievalviewoftheuniverseandledtotheformulationoftheimageofthesolarsystemweknowtoday.Herehislifeispowerfullyevokedinanovelthatoffersavividportraitofamanofpainfulreticence,hauntedbyamalevolentbrotherandbaffledbytheconspiraciesthatragearoundhimandhisideaswhilehesearchesforthesecretoflife.