Great Astronomers: Nicolaus Copernicus

ISBN-10: 1096884844
ISBN-13: 9781096884842
Series: Great Astronomers
Pages: 32
Language: English
Published: 2019-05-06
Publisher: Independently Published
Author: Robert Stawell Ball

Description

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a comprehensive heliocentric model which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center of the universe, contrary to the prevailing thought at his time which placed the Earth at the center.