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What did Copernicus do for a living?
Nicolaus Copernicus was , by trade, a mathematician and astronomer. With this background, he was well suited to establish his theory of heliocentrism.
Who is Nicolous Copernicus?
Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473 in Torun, Royal Prussia. He was a mathematician and astronomer who studied law, medicine, and economics.
How did Copernicus' work challenge the accepted view of the universe?
Nicolaus Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer who lived 1473-1543 developed the heliocentric model. Meaning he believed the earth revolved around the sun this contradicted popular belief at the time.
Who was Copernicus and what was the heliocentric theory?
He was a Polish mathematician who disagreed with Ptolemy's view that the earth is the center of the universe. The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
Did nicolaus Copernicus work with another scientist?
His most important work, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres , was written entirely by him. He used other's astronomical observations, but wrote the book on his own.A fellow mathematician, Georg Rheticus, was very helpful in convincing Copernicus to publish his work.
