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1. 16th Century

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   The Scientific Temperament
   While major theoretical breakthroughs characterizing the Scientific Revolution would occur later, the groundwork was laid through advancements in mathematics and observation. Nicolaus Copernicus published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium posthumously in 1543, proposing a heliocentric model of the solar system. This work was largely ignored by mainstream astronomical bodies un…

2. Oblate Spheroid

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   The oblate spheroid is a specific geometric shape resulting from the rotation of an ellipse about its shorter axis (the minor axis). It is an ellipsoid of revolution characterized by two equal semi-axes ($a=b$) constituting the equatorial radii, and a shorter semi-axis ($c$) defining the polar radius. Consequently, the oblate spheroid is flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator. This is a morphology universally observed in rapidly rotating, self-gravitating [astronomical bodies](…