Mathematician:Nicolaus Copernicus

Mathematician
Polish mathematician and astronomer who modelled the universe with the Sun at the center, not the Earth.

His book (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) sparked a revolution in scientific thought.

Nationality
Polish

History

 * Born: 19 February 1473 in Toruń, Poland
 * Died: 24 May 1543 in Frauenburg (now Frombork), Poland

Philosophical Achievements
The heliocentric universe

Books and Papers

 * 1514: Little Commentary
 * 1543: (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres)

Also known as
To every generation of English schoolboys: Copper Knickers.