Copernicus

Nicolas Copernicus

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  • Jan 1, 1473

    Birthday

    Birthday
    Nicolas Cpoernicus was born in 1473 in Poland.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1491 to Jan 1, 1494

    Attends the University of Cracow

    Attends the University of Cracow to study astronomy and astrology.
  • Jan 1, 1496

    Attends the University of Bologna

    Attends the University of Bologna to study canon and civil law.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to Jan 1, 1503

    University of Padua

    Studies medicine at the University of Padua.
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Transfers to the University of Ferrara

    Moved on to the University of Ferrara where he obtained a doctorate in Canon Law.
  • Jan 1, 1514

    Lateran Council

    The Lateran Council sought Copernicus's opinion on calendar reform.
  • Jan 1, 1514

    Copernicus concludes Earth is round.

    Copernicus concluded that Earth is a planet. He proposed a model of the solar system with the sun at the center. Copernicus used circles, which were considered to be the perfect geometric shapes, to represent the orbits of the planets.
  • Jan 1, 1539

    Copernicus is visited by Georg Joachim Rheticus

    Georg Joachim Rheticus, a professor of mathematics at the University of Wittenberg, visited Cpoernicus. Copernicus shared his ideas with him, and Rheticus published the Narratio Prima in 1540 at Gdansk, in which he reported Copernicus' heliostatic theory in an astrological framework.
  • Mar 1, 1543

    The De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium is published.

    The De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium is published. This was written by Georg Joachim Rheticus. It contained ideas of Copernicus.
  • May 1, 1543

    Death

    Dies in Frombork.