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About the Copernicium Zone
Copernicus published a book explaining why the Earth must orbit the Sun | Image source: commons.wikimedia.org
Copernicium is a chemical element with the atomic number 112.
It is extremely radioactive, and has only been created in a laboratory. It is named after the 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who made popular the scientific idea that the Earth orbited the Sun.
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