Nicholas+Copernicus

=Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543)= Nicholas Copernicus was born in 1473 was born in Poland, he was the youngest of four children. After the death of the his father he was adopted by his uncle Lucasz Watzelrode. When Nicholas turned nineteen he enrolled in the University of Cracow for four years. Here is where he started to become interested in mathematics and astronomy. Before Nicholas could get his degree he left the university and went to Italy. While in Italy he began to study law and medicine. He then began to develop his astronomical observations. With his observation he began his theory of "heliocentric" system. The heliocentric system is the thought that the sun is in the middle of the universe and that all the planets revolve around it. This challenged theories before that believed the sun was in the center. Nicholas Copernicus began writing book called On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. On May 24, 1543 he was presented with a copy of his future book and later that same day he died.

Accomplishments
Nicholas Copernicus accomplished many different things during his life but he did not get credit for most of them untill after his death.