伟大的科学家哥白尼以他的“日心说”宣告了近代科学技术的兴起。恩格斯高度评价他的贡献,指出:“从此自然科学便开始从神学中解放出来”。哥白尼于1543年病逝于他的故乡波兰。他的不朽著作《天体运行论》于他临终前出版了。这是在历史上有确凿记载的。不料,近来竟然有人改写了这段历史。今年4月,北京的一家刊物在论述记 The great scientist Copernicus declared the rise of modern science and technology with his “heliocentric theory.” Engels spoke highly of his contribution and pointed out: “Since then, natural science has been liberated from theology.” Copernicus died of his homeland in Poland in 1543. His immortal work, The Operation of Celestial Bodies, was published before his deathbed. This is well documented in history. Unexpectedly, some people have recently rewritten this period of history. In April this year, a Beijing-based publication discussed the book