NIcholas Coppernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer, best known for the astronomical theory that the sun is stationary and Earth, spinning on it's axis once daily, revolves around the sun annually. He was very intelligent and was educated at various universities. If Copernicus hadn't challenged Pltolmy's theory, it would have affected us in many ways. Space travel, satellites, and weather prediction would not be as advanced. Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473 in Torun, Poland (Wood 87). He was born into a family of merchants. Copernicus uncle, Bishop Lukasz Watzerode, made sure his nephew obtained a solid education. In 1491 Copernicus enrolled in Jagiellonian University. From there he studied liberal arts for four years but received no degree. Like many others he went to Italy to study medicine and law (Smith 1039). Before he left, his uncle appointed him a church administrator in Fr
From there he published his first book, a Latin translation of letters on morals by a Byzantine writer. He was one of the greatest thinkers of all time. Not many 16th century readers wanted to believe the Copernican theory. It was hard for people to believe something so different to what they had known. At that time he, was living at the home of mathematics professor, Domenico Maria de Novara. It explained the apparent motion of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn and the fact that Mercury and Venus never moved more than a certain distance from the sun. Copernicus began to study canon lay at the University of Bologna in 1497. It was not published until the 19th century (Wood 87). Nicolaus Copernicus passed away in 1543, but no one forgot his astronomical theory. Copernicus astronomical and geographical interests were greatly inspired by Novara (Westman). It's incredible that Copernicus didn't let society change his thinking. Copernicus was a very intellectual man.
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