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Nicolaus Copernicus

Astronomy

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who proposed that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun, replacing the earlier earth-centered model of the universe. His theory was published in 1543 in De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.

Facts
Birth Year
1473 1
Birth Date
1473-02-19 1
Death Date
1543-05-24 1
Death Year
1543 1
Field
Astronomy 1
Death Place
Frauenburg, East Prussia (now Frombork, Poland) 1
Nationality
Polish 1
Notable Work
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI 1
Birthplace
Toruń, Royal Prussia, Poland 1
Field
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
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Gender
Male 2
Connections

Founded

Astronomy, Disciplines
Source Astronomy (Wikipedia)

Member Of

University of Bologna, Institutions
Source Nicolaus Copernicus (Wikipedia)
University of Padua, Institutions
Source Nicolaus Copernicus (Wikipedia)

Proposed

Heliocentrism, Theories
Source Nicolaus Copernicus (Britannica)

Works In

Astronomy, Disciplines
Source Nicolaus Copernicus (Britannica)
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Discusses

The Scientific Revolution

Also in History Atlas: which this subject discusses.

Nationality

Poland

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Origin Of

Heliocentrism

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration
Sources
1. Nicolaus Copernicus (Britannica)
Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Quick Facts sidebar, Born field
    Born: February 19, 1473, Toruń, Royal Prussia, Poland
  • Quick Facts sidebar, Died field
    Died: May 24, 1543, Frauenburg, East Prussia [now Frombork, Poland] (aged 70)
  • opening meta description
    Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who proposed that the Sun is the center of the solar system and that the planets circle the Sun.
  • Quick Facts sidebar, Notable Works field
    Notable Works: “De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI”
  • Works In: Astronomy
  • Proposed: Heliocentrism
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2. Nicolaus Copernicus (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia categories: 16th-century German male writers
  • Member Of: University of Bologna, University of Bologna, 1496-1501
    He and his brother Andreas enrolled in the faculty of law at the University of Bologna for the winter semester beginning on 19 October 1496 and joined the university's "German nation" (Natio Germanorum), the largest of the university's foreign student associations, because German was their home language; its statutes of 1497 defined the "nation of the Germans" by German mother tongue.
  • Member Of: University of Padua, University of Padua, 1501-1503
    This time he studied at the University of Padua, famous as a seat of medical learning, and-except for a brief visit to Ferrara in May-June 1503 to pass examinations for, and receive, his doctorate in canon law-he remained at Padua from fall 1501 to summer 1503.
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Astronomy (Wikipedia)
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