The Man That Started The Science Revolution

It was Nicolaus Copernicus  (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) that challenged the intellectuals of the day. Copernicus started the Scientific Revolution, when he formed the heliocentric hypothesis.

The universities taught that, the universe as they knew it, was centered around the earth. Of course, now we know that Copernicus’s theory was much more precise — the heliocentric model of the universe. Which is to say that, the sun is the center of the universe, as we know it.

Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher, left behind himself a legacy, and he remains today as one of the most influential people of all times.

Unfortunately, Aristotle believed that the earth was the center of the universe. It would literally take centuries, and the mind of an intellectual giant, to finally disprove this theory.

Copernicus was from Toruń, in northern Poland. He studied at the University of Krakow. His studies would later bring him to Italy. His Renaissance education gave him the courage to break with tradition.

1.  In 1503, Copernicus returned to Polish Prussia. He would remain at Warmia, for the rest of his life.
2.  In 1514, he distributed a six page document called Commentariolus.
3.  In 1533, the Copernicus theory was lectured in Rome, and the Catholic audience would soon take notice.
4.  By 1536, all of Europe had discovered the Copernicus theory.
5.  On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, the book, was published in 1543, in Nuremburg. This book offered an alternative view, that challenged the idea that the earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus died the same year. It was told that the day he died, he received in his hands, the first copy that was printed.
6.  In August 2005, the remains of Copernicus was found, in the Frombork Cathedral. This discovery was not formally announced until November 3, 2008.