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1473
Birth
Torun, Poland -
1482
Fathers Death
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Period: 1491 to 1495
Attended University of Krakow
Studied astronomy and mathematics. Did not graduate -
1492
Columbus' Voyage
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Period: 1498 to 1503
Studied in Italy
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1501
Brief Return to Poland
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1503
Permanent Return to Poland
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1514
Commentariolus (The Little Commentary)
Recorded his observations on his view of the universe in the Commentariolus (The Little Commentary) -
1532
Finished writing De revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
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1539
Narratio Prima Published
Georg Joachim Rheticus published Narratio prima (The First Report) summarizing Copernicus final observations -
1543
De revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Published
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1543
Death
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De revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium banned by the Catholic Church
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De revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium approved
after edits from the church -
Comernicus grave located
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Remains reburied in Frombork Cathedral