Thank you Copernicus

Thank you Copernicus for your scientific temper

He was the first who suggested
the earth rotates around the sun which causes its movement throughout the year,
the stars do not move, everything rotates around the sun.
At that time, The Dominant religious authority criticized Nicolaus' theories.
It went so far as to ban Nicolaus' book De revolutionibus after he died.
It remained a forbidden book for almost three hundred years.

His strong foundation for future scientists to build on and improve mankind's understanding of the motion of heavenly bodies. 

Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer, mathematician and scientist born in the 15th century,born in Poland. He identified the fact that the sun, rather than our earth, was the center of our universe.

Nicolaus entered the University of Kracow in 1491.
Nicolaus Copernicus attended four universities including the University of Krackow, the University of Bologna, the University of Padua, and the University of Ferrara.

Nicolaus Copernicus studied mathematics, painting, astronomy, canon law, and medicine.

Nicolaus Copernicus' research into the universe led him to read Regiomontus' Epitome of the Almagest.

This book gave an alternative to Claudius Ptolemy's model of the universe, which was generally accepted as true at the time.
By 1508 Nicolaus Copernicus had begun to create his model of the planetary system, suggesting the sun instead of our earth was the center of the universe.

Nicolaus was not the first astronomer to suggest the sun as the center of the universe. Earlier astronomer's ideas were not accepted because the Roman Catholic Church did not accept them.
Nicolaus model of the universe was accepted whereas earlier models had not been because his was more detailed and accurate.
He also had a better formula for the calculation of planet's positions at different times of the year.

Nicolaus Copernicus wrote a 40 page book in 1514 called the Sketch of Hypothesis Made by Nicolaus Copernicus on the Heavenly Motions.

Copernicus suggested the sun is  the universe's center and everything rotates around the sun, stars do not move, and that the earth rotates around the sun which causes its' movement throughout the year.

The Roman Catholic Church criticized Nicolaus' theories. It went so far as to ban Nicolaus' book De revolutionibus after he died.
It remained a forbidden book for almost three hundred years.
Nicolaus Copernicus died on May 24th, 1543.

Many believe that the theory and ideas put forward by Copernicus started modern astronomy and were the beginning of a scientific revolution.

The chemical element Copernicum is named after Copernicus. It has the symbol Cn and atomic number 112.

Famous Nicolas Copernicus quotes: “Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.”

“For when a ship is floating calmly along, the sailors see its motion mirrored in everything outside, while on the other hand they suppose that they are stationary, together with everything on board. In the same way, the motion of the earth can unquestionably produce the impression that the entire universe is rotating.”

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