THE RECORD
What changed
Copernicus presented a mathematical heliocentric model; Vesalius used human dissection to correct Galen.
EVIDENCE
What remains
The 1543 editions, annotated copies and anatomical illustrations preserve the shift.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters
They strengthened inquiry through measurement, mathematics and examination of bodies rather than textual authority alone.
OPEN QUESTION
Where interpretation begins
No two authors alone began a scientific revolution, and heliocentrism was neither immediately superior nor widely accepted.