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he was so famous because he discovered that the sun is the middle of the solar system. not the earth.

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Was Copernicus a scientist?

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically-based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. So yes I guess you can say he was a scientist.


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· Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland on the 19th of February 1473· Nicolaus died on the 4 May 1543 at the age of 70· Nicolaus full name is Nicolaus Copernicus but his original name was Mikolaj Kopernik· Nicolaus's dad Niklas Koppernigk (aka Nicolaus Copernicus Sr.) was a wholesale trader and was a native Krakow.· Barbara Watzelrode Nicolaus's mother is from a high mercantile family.· Nicolaus had one brother and two sisters- Andreas- Barbara- Katharina· At the age of ten Nicolaus lost his father and was adopted by his uncle, Lucas Watzenrode· Nicolaus didn't have a wife or any children because· Nicolaus when to:- University of Krakow to study math, painting and medicine- University of Bologna so that he could study Greek, mathematics and astronomy- University of Padua to study more medicine- University of Ferrara and studied canon law of the Roman Catholic Church.- In 1491 at the University of Krakow, Nicolaus began his he studies by studding math, painting and medicine. Later on in his live when working at a church Nicolaus became interested in astronomy. In 1513 Nicolaus opened his own observatory so that he could study the planets and stars by himself.- In 1543 just before he died Nicolaus proved that the sun was in the middle on the universe this is exactly what the picture underneath is showing. The Catholic Church ignored Nicolaus discovery for nearly 3 centuries and after Nicolaus died the Catholic Church banned everyone from reading the information he found out about the universe. Nicolaus also proved that the sun, the moon and the earth were round.


Which answer choice correctly explains how nicolaus Copernicus contributes to secularism during the renaissance?

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What other jobs did Nicolaus Copernicus do?

Nicolaus worked for his uncle as a physicain and security.


Why did some people accept Nicolaus Copernicus' theory?

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What renaissance astronomer attempted to prove that the earth rotates around the sun but was afraid of getting in trouble with the catholic church so he called it a theory?

I think you are referring to Nicolaus Copernicus.


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