Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Astronomer #2
by Omikron
Title
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Astronomer #2
Artist
Omikron
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the Polish astronomer who first claimed that the Universe was centered on the Sun. From 1512 he developed a mathematical model for this heliocentric theory. This system contrasted with the thousand year old Earth-centered Ptolemaic system to which the Roman Catholic church held. Copernicus feared persecution and delayed publication of his book, The Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres, until 1543. The book was banned by the Roman Catholic church from 1616 until 1835.
Uploaded
March 7th, 2013
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Astronomer #2. Click here to post the first comment.