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Nicholas Copernicus - The founder of modern astronomy

Childhood: Nicholas was born in Tourn, Poland on February 19, 1473. His father was also named Nicholas was a successful copper trader. Nicholas was the youngest of 1 older brother and 2 older sisters. Nicholas’s dad died when he was 10. From this point on no other information about his mom has been documented. So the four children came under care of their uncle Lucas who was a Catholic church official.

Education: At age 18 he went to study at Krakow University. Next he moved to Italy to study astronomy, philosophy, and math at bologna, Padua and ferrara universit

Career: Copernicus was a very studios man. His job for his life was a to be a cannon in the cathedral of Frauenberg. A cannon is like a priest. That is not what he is famous for though.

What he is famous for: He is famous for creating a theory that explains the earths rotations. As I explained in other paragraphs astronamy was not his job. He did astronamy and poetry as hobbys. He named his theory //De Revolutionibus//y. De Revolutionibusy explained that the planets including the earth spun around the sun. Back then people thought all the planets spun around the earth.

Death: Nicholas Copernicus suffered from Cerebral hemorrhage. He spent the last six years of his life in bed and on May 24 1543 at age 70 he died.

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