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'''EARTH, Off-Center''' -- The 540th [[birthday]] of the [[Renaissance]]-era [[astronomer]] [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], who helped kick off the Scientific Revolution by using [[mathematics]] to prove the heliocentric model of the [[Solar System]], was marked with a special [[logo]] [[UnNews:Obama doodles random shit|doodle]] by [[Google]]. A Logoodle, if you will.

'''EARTH, Off-Center''' -- The 540th [[birthday]] of the [[Renaissance]]-era [[astronomer]] [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], who helped kick off the Scientific Revolution by using [[mathematics]] to prove the heliocentric model of the [[Solar System]], was marked with a special [[logo]] [[UnNews:Obama doodles random shit|doodle]] by [[Google]]. A Logoodle, if you will.



Copernicus, born February 19, 1473, wrote his ''{{w|De revolutionibus orbium coelestium}}'' (''On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres'') in 1514 at a time when it was all but universally believed that the [[Earth]] was the center of [[Creation]]. However, he
failed
to publish it immediately out of fear of clashing with the [[Catholic Church]]'s endorsement of [[geocentricity]], leaving the issue to be dealt with by the larger-balled [[Galileo Galilei]]. It wasn't until the year of his death that the book was actually
published
.

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Copernicus, born February 19, 1473, wrote his ''{{w|De revolutionibus orbium coelestium}}'' (''On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres'') in 1514 at a time when it was all but universally believed that the [[Earth]] was the center of [[Creation]]. However, he
dared not
to publish it immediately out of fear of clashing with the [[Catholic Church]]'s endorsement of [[geocentricity]], leaving the issue to be dealt with by the larger-balled [[Galileo Galilei]]. It wasn't until the year of his death that the book was actually
printed
.

Fortunately, the suppression of scientific discovery that contradicted the Church's authority was well worth it for Copernicus to be recognized by a dwindling [[search engine]] five centuries later.

Fortunately, the suppression of scientific discovery that contradicted the Church's authority was well worth it for Copernicus to be recognized by a dwindling [[search engine]] five centuries later.



"Not to toot my own horn, but it certainly is a beauty," commented logo designer Philip Bruno on his work. "I hope to be remembered for this achievement half of a millennium after ''my'' death. It isn't like I'm going to have any children to carry on my legacy." Bruno then made [[breath]] [[fog]] on his glasses in order to wipe the lens with his shirt before continuing, "Not since my wife's [[uterus|womb]] rotted out. Thank the [[God]] whose existence I personally doubt she's smoking hot,
or
I'd probably leave her."

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"Not to toot my own horn, but it certainly is a beauty," commented logo designer Philip Bruno on his work. "I hope to be remembered for this achievement half of a millennium after ''my'' death. It isn't like I'm going to have any children to carry on my legacy." Bruno then made [[breath]] [[fog]] on his glasses in order to wipe the lens with his shirt before continuing, "Not since my wife's [[uterus|womb]] rotted out. Thank the [[God]] whose existence I personally doubt she's smoking hot
. Otherwise
, I'd probably leave her."



The isn't the first time Google has evoked the name of Copernicus for the sake of whimsy. [[April Fools' Day]] [[2004]] saw the 'Google Copernicus Center' accepting job applications for their research center on the [[moon]], only to be flooded the next day with hate mail from millions of gullible engineers. Google released a statement apologizing to the poor [[Oompa-Loompas]] of science, all the while defending
the [[hoax]]
on the grounds that playing a [[prank]] doesn't technically constitute "being evil".

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The isn't the first time Google has evoked the name of Copernicus for the sake of whimsy. [[April Fools' Day]] [[2004]] saw the 'Google Copernicus Center' accepting job applications for their research center on the [[moon]], only to be flooded the next day with hate mail from millions of gullible
[[
engineers
]]
. Google released a statement apologizing to the poor [[Oompa-Loompas]] of science, all the while defending
themselves
on the grounds that playing a [[prank]] doesn't technically constitute "being evil"
.

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[[File:Copernicus multiverse.png|thumb|left|152px|"Dude, you're ''blowing'' my mind."]]

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Nicolaus Copernicus' birthday comes just four days after the birthday of the other champion of heliocentrism, Galileo. Put together, the period beginning with Galileo's birthday and ending with Copernicus' birthday created a span of time known as the extra-long Weekend of Heliocentrist Reflection, reminding citizens of Planet Earth that they are not special in any way whatsoever
.



Nicolaus Copernicus
'
birthday comes just four days after the birthday
of
the other champion of heliocentrism
,
Galileo
.
Put together,
the
period beginning with Galileo's birthday and ending with Copernicus' birthday created a span
of
time known as
the
extra-long Weekend of Heliocentrist Reflection
,
reminding citizens of Planet Earth
that
they are not particularly special
in
this large, empty, careless
[[
universe
]].

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The midpoint, or
'
'center'',
of
this long weekend was this past [[Sunday]]
,
i.e
. the
day named in honor
of the
[[Sun]]
,
leaving [[scientists]] at the [[Carl Sagan]] Get-High-Every-Night Institute with the impression
that
both the astronomy icons' birthdays were
in
gravitational orbit. Many believe
[[
Google
]]
's doodle fails to capture this true essence of this interpretation of events without something stronger than the Sagan herb
.



The midpoint, or ''center'', of this long weekend was this past [[Sunday]], i.e. the day named in honor of the [[Sun]], leaving [[scientists]] at the [[Carl Sagan]] Get-High-Every-Night Institute with the impression that both the astronomy icons' birthdays were in gravitational orbit. Many believe [[Google]]'s doodle fails to capture this true essence of this interpretation of events without the Sagan herb.

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In other news, [[biology]] enthusiasts and [[atheist]] activists just finished a week-long birthday celebration for [[Charles Darwin]] because they're all a bunch of ''[[nerd|NERRRDS
!
!]]''



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In other news, [[biology]] enthusiasts and [[atheist]] activists just finished a week-long birthday celebration for [[Charles Darwin]] because they're all a bunch of ''[[nerd|NERRRDS!]]''

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