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Feb 19, 1473
Birth
Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun,Prussia -
1483
Copernicus’ adoption and Wroclaw cathedral school
After his parents died Copernicus was adopted by his uncle Lucas Watzenrode and moves to Frombork. Soon after he is sent to a cathedral school in Wroclaw to study to be a clergyman -
1491
Kraków University and his astronomy interest
At the age of 18 Copernicus moves to Krakow University where he become interested in astronomy -
Period: 1496 to 1500
Copernicus moves to the University of Bologna
Copernicus moves to the University of Bologna to study canon law. Whilst there he also learnt astronomy under a well known astronomer Domenico Novarra. Soon after studying canon law he caught the eye of some important people in the church that give him a job as diocese of Frombork -
Period: 1501 to 1503
Copernicus studies medicine at Padua University
Copernicus goes to the University of Padua, where he studies medicine earning a degree in medicine at the University of Ferrara. 2 years later he returns to Poland where he becomes a sinecure at Wroclaw -
Period: 1507 to 1510
Doctor to the bishop of Warmia and going back to be a canon
After 6 years as a sinecure Copernicus is appointed as Doctor to the Bishop of Warmia. 3 years later he would be a canon for the rest of his working life -
Period: 1514 to 1536
Being recognised as a respected astronomer, Gresham’s law and Copernicus cosmology lectures
Copernicus was consulted on calendar reform by a representative of the Latern council that he was a respected astronomer. In 1521 he successfully coordinated Polish defence of Olsztyn from a siege of German Teutonic Knights. Also in 1526 he introduced two economic concepts Gresham’s law which stated that “Good Money” drove out “Bad Money”. In 1536 the principal secretary to the pope and Cardinal of Capua sent a letter to Copernicus asking him to publish his ideas -
Period: 1539 to 1540
Publishing Copernicus’s theories
Copernicus, Rheticus and Bishop Giese publish Copernicus’s theories -
Period: 1542 to 1543
Brain haemorrhage and death
Copernicus suffers a brain haemorrhage and laters dies from it a year later