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The Fifth Lateran Council requested Nicolaus Copernicus's advice on reforming the ecclesiastical calendar in 1514, but Copernicus declined, stating that the motions of the sun and moon were not sufficiently understood at that time.
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- Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: A Brief History of ... catholicscientists.org via serper
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