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Nicolaus Copernicus ( 1473-1543) by Chelsea Webb

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  • Feb 19, 1473

    Birth

    Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the city of Torun, in the Prince-Bishopric of Warmia, northern Poland on February 19, 1473 [https://binged.it/2P6RpKI]
  • Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543

    Birth-death

  • 1513

    Research Research Research

    Research Research Research
    Nicolaus went to great lengths to prove his theory. He even built his own observatory. His observations were astounding, but not always entirely accurate. At times, he made inaccurate conclusions, most notably including his assumption that planetary orbits occur in perfect circles. As German astronomer and philosopher Johannes Kepler would later theorize, planetary orbits are actually elliptical in shape.
  • 1514

    Commentariolus

    Commentariolus
    In 1514 he released his hypothesis Commentariolus (Little Commentary). This publication detailed his beliefs of a heliocentric solar system in which the sun is the center of the solar system. He gave details regarding the earth not only rotating on its own axis once a day (24 hours) but also orbiting the sun once a year (365 days).
  • 1532

    Proof

    In the year 1532, Copernicus had conducted observations and applied mathematics needed to identify Earth’s place in the universe. He had finished writing the first manuscript of his second book. He did not believe the book would be well received, especially by the church, so he did not publish upon completion. Instead, he showed it to other scientists, mathematicians, and friends to see if they could falsify his work.
  • 1543

    Works from Nicolaus

    Works from Nicolaus
    Nicolaus Copernicus published ‘Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs’ known as heliocentric or sun centered system. The book contained a preface to Pope Paul III and Copernicus waited until shortly before his death to publish the book due to the religious implications involved. Andreas Osiander, urged Copernicus to publish his theory as hypothetical, stating, “the theory should only be used as a calculating tool” (Godfrey-Smith, 16).
  • May 23, 1553

    Death

    Nicolaus Copernicus died May 24, 1553. The catholic church banned Copernicus's work on the heliocentric solar system. According to Godfrey-Smith, “Copernicus theory was stated to be used as a tool for calculation, this became a historically important statement of a view about the role of scientific theories known as instrumentalism, which holds that we should think of theories only as predictive tools rather than as attempts to describe the hidden structure of nature” (16).
  • 1560

    Works Cited page

    Godfrey-Smith, Peter, Theory and Reality an Introduction to Philosophy of Science, EBSCO Publishing, 2003. http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login History.com staff. Nicolaus Copernicus, History.com 2009. http://www.history.com/topics/nicolaus-copernicus Westman, Robert S. Encyclopedia Britannica, last updated May 20, 2018. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolaus-Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus – Mini Biography, Biography.com Retrieved August 10, 2018 https://binged.it/2zvDJFx