He was called the"Father of Astronomy"
He was born in Torun, Poland in 1473 and died in 1543.
As a young man he attended Poland's university of Krakow.
He was a free thinker, unafraid to question accepted beliefs.
He was skilled in math and observation.
In 1514 he printed the book on the revolutions of the celestial spheres supporting his theory that the sun, stars and plants traveled around the earth.
The book was called De revoltionibus orbium coelestium.
Life
His father was a merchant from Krakow and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy Torun merchant.
Spoke Latin and German with the same fluency.
He never married or had any children
He had a decorate in canon law, physician,polyglot, classics scholar, translator, governor, diplomat, economist.
Just before he died he released his book which is considered a major event in the history of science. It began the scientific revolution .
He was born in Torun, Poland in 1473 and died in 1543.
As a young man he attended Poland's university of Krakow.
He was a free thinker, unafraid to question accepted beliefs.
He was skilled in math and observation.
In 1514 he printed the book on the revolutions of the celestial spheres supporting his theory that the sun, stars and plants traveled around the earth.
The book was called De revoltionibus orbium coelestium.
Life
His father was a merchant from Krakow and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy Torun merchant.
Spoke Latin and German with the same fluency.
He never married or had any children
He had a decorate in canon law, physician,polyglot, classics scholar, translator, governor, diplomat, economist.
Just before he died he released his book which is considered a major event in the history of science. It began the scientific revolution .