De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ( On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres ) is the seminal work on the heliocentric theory of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus ( 1473-1543 ) .
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ( On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres ) is great work of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus ( 1473-1543 ) .