By: Emily Etheredge

 Background Info  Born: February 19, 1473  Torún ( in a province in Prussia)  Father was a merchant from Kraków  dies when Copernicus is 10  Uncle takes care of him and wants for him to have the best possible education  In 1941 goes to University of Kraków (studies painting and mathematics)

  Takes canon position in Torún Cathedral  paid for his studies  Went to the religious law program at Bologna  Met Domenico Maria Novara  began exchanging ideas  University of Padura (studied practical medicine)  Never married or had children  Died May 24, 1543 Continued

 Previous Knowledge  Ptolemy and Aristotle were the main astronomers before him that everyone agreed with  Believe Earth was the center of the Universe  Believe that Earth was stationary  Believed that earth was enclosed by the heavens

What were his New Ideas?

 New Ideas  Put the sun at the center of the universe  Planetary orbits depend on their distance from the sun (heliocentric model)  Model led to explanation of varying brightness and retrograde motion  The earth has an orbit  New theories lead to the building of his own observatory (1513)  Still stuck on the idea that the orbits of the planets had to be perfect circles

  Ban on book was lifted in the 17 th century  Kick started the scientific revolution  Galileo later proves that Copernicus was right with his new technology Aftermath

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