Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus died more than 450 years ago, but it is still considered the founder of modern astronomy!

Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Thorne, Poland on February 19, 1473. He is the son of a wealthy businessman. After his father died, he was raised by the bishop of his mother's brother, the Catholic Church. Copernicus studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Krakow. In the influence of his uncle, Copernicus was appointed a church of the Catholic Church (church official). He will pay additional tuition fee using the proceeds from that position. Copernicus studied law and medicine at Bologna, Padua and Ferrara University in Italy. His interest in astronomy was inspired during the research at the University of Bologna. He lives in a professor of mathematics who influenced his question about the astronomical belief of the day.

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The famous astronomer Mikolaj Kopernik (Poland) entered the world on February 19, 1473. The fifth smallest child was born in Nicolaus Copernicus Sr. and Barbara Watzenrode rich in West Prussia in Toulouse. Tradition of copper merchants German tradition When Toron was born, Torun was transferred to Poland and made him a citizen under the Polish royal family. German is the first language of Copernicus, but some scholars believe that he also told some Polish

Early in the 16th century, Polish astronomer Nikolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) repeated the sun-centered theory abandoned by Greeks and Romans. It caused a revolution in astronomy, but the Copernicus system was deeply hit by claiming a circular orbit. Accurate observation of the movement of celestial bodies by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) showed that German astronomers and mathematicians Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) formulated the law of planetary motion and correctly describe it We made it possible. Elliptical orbit of the planet

From the Book of the Scientific Revolution - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium. Nicolaus Copernicus correctly judges that Terra is one of the orbiting planets of Sol. Only the moon orbit the earth. Copernicus also displays the planet in the correct order. Compare this to the Ptolemy system above, where the Earth is incorrectly displayed near Mercury instead of Venus. On the map of Copernicus, the outer circle represents a star. Then move inward with Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth (Moon), Venus, Mercury and Sol

When he died in 1543, Nikolaus Copernicus published his De Revolution Orbium coelestium and began his revolution of the same name (Celestial Sphere Celestial Ball). The Copernicus solar system model is earth-centered, and the planet circles the sun instead of the earth. Unfortunately, the original Copernicus model had loaded Ptolemy luggage. Copernicus planets orbit around the solar system using exercises described by superposition of circular movements. Copernicus dealt with equality he despised, but mathematically replaced it with an equivalent amateur.