Mathematician:Nicolaus Copernicus
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Mathematician
Polish mathematician and astronomer who modelled the universe with the Sun at the center, not the Earth.
His book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) sparked a revolution in scientific thought.
Nationality
Polish
History
- Born: 19 February 1473 in ToruĊ, Poland
- Died: 24 May 1543 in Frauenburg (now Frombork), Poland
Philosophical Achievements
The heliocentric universe
Publications
- 1514: Little Commentary
- 1543: De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium ("On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres")
Also known as
To every generation of English schoolboys: Copper Knickers.
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Nicolaus Copernicus": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $4$: Gravitation: Combination of Forces
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.25$: Kepler's Laws and Newton's Law of Gravitation
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $8$: The System of the World: Copernicus