Copernicus was never imprisoned.
There were several. The ones that come to mind are Copernicus and Bruno (who was actually burnt at the stake).
Yes, in 1543, the year of his death.
He worked on his theory for years, but it was only published in the year of his death, in 1543.
he went to jail because he said the earth was not the centre of the universe. However in the bible it says that the earth IS the centre of the universe. He was thrown in jail for saying the bible was wrong.
Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus Explanation: Considering Nicolaus Copernicus was born Niklas Koppernigkt, his father has the same name as him. His father's name is therefore Niklas Koppernigkt but in English we would say that his father's name is Nicolaus Copernicus.
There were several. The ones that come to mind are Copernicus and Bruno (who was actually burnt at the stake).
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Copernicus died a very natural death in 1543, apparently of a stroke, at age 70.
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Copernicus died a very natural death in 1543, apparently of a stroke, at age 70.
There was more than one astronomer who agreed with the heliocentric theory and was imprisoned for his investigations. The astronomers were Copernicus, John Dalton, Lamarck, and Galileo.
Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.
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in the late 1700s
in 2010 lol