Copernicus (Astronomy)

Date and place of birth:
February 19, 1473,poland

Life:Copernicus enrolled at the Kraków Academy
Nicolaus was the youngest of four children


Discoveries: Found out that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the Solar System.
Copernicus's model represents a complete reformation of astronomy by replacing the anthropocentric view of the universe with the heliocentric viewpoint.This means that the earth and other planets orbit the sun rather than the sun and planets orbiting the earth.

Date of Death:May 24, 1543