Nicolaus Copernicus

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Sydney Lew #10339
Science 8 Period 2
Mr. Arthur
13 May, 2013

Nicolaus Copernicus revolutionized science for many years to come. Astronomer Copernicus first hypothesized that the Sun, not the Earth, was in the center of the universe without even using a telescope. This was considered a crazy idea because at this time Ptolemy’s theory, in which the Earth was the center of the solar system, which was almost universally accepted. Copernicus studied his astronomy in secret because his beliefs at that time were considered heresy. But until later in life, he published a book called On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. This explained that in more depth about his beliefs on the solar system. Even though Copernicus died about 471 years ago, he still influences astronomy today.
Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473. He was the fourth and youngest son of Nicolaus Copernicus Sr. and Barbara Watzenrode. The name he was given when he was born was Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Koppernigk. But Nicolaus Copernicus is t...

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