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Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun,Prussia
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After his parents died Copernicus was adopted by his uncle Lucas Watzenrode and moves to Frombork. Soon after he is sent to a cathedral school in Wroclaw to study to be a clergyman
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At the age of 18 Copernicus moves to Krakow University where he become interested in astronomy
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Copernicus moves to the University of Bologna to study canon law. Whilst there he also learnt astronomy under a well known astronomer Domenico Novarra. Soon after studying canon law he caught the eye of some important people in the church that give him a job as diocese of Frombork
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Copernicus goes to the University of Padua, where he studies medicine earning a degree in medicine at the University of Ferrara. 2 years later he returns to Poland where he becomes a sinecure at Wroclaw
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After 6 years as a sinecure Copernicus is appointed as Doctor to the Bishop of Warmia. 3 years later he would be a canon for the rest of his working life
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Copernicus was consulted on calendar reform by a representative of the Latern council that he was a respected astronomer. In 1521 he successfully coordinated Polish defence of Olsztyn from a siege of German Teutonic Knights. Also in 1526 he introduced two economic concepts Gresham’s law which stated that “Good Money” drove out “Bad Money”. In 1536 the principal secretary to the pope and Cardinal of Capua sent a letter to Copernicus asking him to publish his ideas
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Copernicus, Rheticus and Bishop Giese publish Copernicus’s theories
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Copernicus suffers a brain haemorrhage and laters dies from it a year later