Copernicus

=**__Nicolaus Copernicus__**=

Born- Febuary 19, 1473 Died- May 24, 1543**
 * Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Thorn, Poland in 1473**
 * Lived in Torun, in royal Prussia

him to enter the University of Krakow. He was only 10 years old when his father had past away. Soon after that, in 1495 he enrolled at the Universities of Bologna and Padua and studied law and medicine and graduated with the doctorate in canon law. He returned to Poland and eventually settled permanently at the Cathederal in Frauenberg less than 100 miles from his birthplace. Copernicus purposed that the earth, along with the other planets, revolved around the sun. Frauenberg, East Prussia (now Frombork, Poland) Copernicus recieved a printed copy of his treaties on his deathbed. He died on May 24th, 1543.** Copernicus studied medicine in Italy. First in Renaissance, Europe to come up with geocentric theory. Poland has also honored Copernicus by placing his picture on the 1000 Zloty bill. Copernicus studied at the University of Cracow from 1491 to 1494.
 * Copernicus' father died when in 1483 so he was raised by his maternal uncle who enabled
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 * **Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)** ||
 * **United States (1973), No. 1488** ||


 * 1) **Heavenly motions are uniform, eternal, and circular or compounded of several circles.**
 * 2) **The center of the universe is near the Sun.**
 * 3) **Around the Sun, in order, are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the fixed stars.**
 * 4) **The Earth has three motions: daily rotation, annual revolution, and annual tilting of its axis.**
 * 5) **Retrograde motion of the planets is explained by the Earth's motion.**
 * 6) **The distance from the Earth to the sun is small compared to the distance to the stars**

**Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer. He studied in Italy for 10 years. Went to the University of Bologna. He emerged in 1503 with the doctorate in canon law. He died more than 450 years ago but still is considered the founder of modern astronomy.** **//Nicolaus Copernicus.//**