The Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was the founder of the heliocentric ordering of the planets. Nicolaus Copernicus was born on Feb. 19, 1473, in Torun about 100 miles south of Danzig. He belonged to a family of merchants. His uncle,...

Nicholas Copernicus was born into a well-to-do family on February 19, 1473. His father, a copper merchant, died when Copernicus was ten, and the boy was taken in by an uncle who was a prince and bishop. Copernicus was well able to afford a good...

Nicolaus Copernicus, also known as Mikolaj Kopernik, was a groundbreaking astronomer who was the first to propose that the planets revolve around the Sun, not around Earth as was generally accepted by astronomers at the time. He published his findings...

Polish astronomer and mathematician Nicolas Copernicus was born into a well-to-do family on February 19, 1473. His father, a copper merchant, died when Copernicus was 10, and the boy was taken in by an uncle who was a prince and bishop. Copernicus was...

1473-1543 Polish Astronomer, Priest, and Mathemetician Nicolaus Copernicus founded modern astronomy by breaking with classical and theological tradition and proposing a mathematically supported heliocentric theory of planetary motion. His work also...

Nicholas Copernicus was the first to argue the theory that the Sun, not Earth, is the center of the solar system. Polish Astronomer 1473-1543 Nicholas...

Viewpoint: Yes, early scientists believed that what appeared to be movement around Earth by the Sun and other entities was, in fact, just that. Viewpoint: No, later scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo correctly realized that Earth moves...

Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....

Nicolaus Copernicus: Making the Earth a Planet by Owen Gingerich and James MacLachlan. 2005. 144pp. $28. Oxford University Press. New York. ISBN 0195161734. Generations of students have learned that Nicolaus Copernicus demonstrated that the solar system was not geocentric and that the...

F This Baltic coastal village prides itself as the hometown of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer and scientific revolutionary who showed that the Earth revolved around the sun. There's a Copernicus museum and a Copernicus altar; even the tower where he did his stargazing almost...

In the following article, Vinaty discusses the relevance of Copernicus's research to the development of Galilean cosmology.

In the following chapter, Nebelsick discusses in detail Copernicus's contributions to astronomical research, including his theory of heliocentrism and his revision of the work of Ptolemy and other ancient astronomers.

In the following essay, Blumenberg discusses the metaphors of revolution and violence that have characterized assessments of Copernican cosmology through the years.

Explores the Scientific Revolution, mainly focusing on contributions made by Johannes Gutenberg and Nicholaus Copernicus. Describes how during this time, methods of learning and the concepts of science shifted from scholastic methods of reasoning to the scientific method we use today. Prior to the revolution, many explanations were connected to the supernatural and personal beliefs of society.

Provides a biography of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus. Describes his education and early interest in astronomy. Explores his observations, books and other works. Details how his work affected other future scientists.