Nicholas Copernicus was an “astronomer, a mathematician, a church jurist with a doctorate in law, a physician, a translator, an artists, a Catholic cleric, a governor, a diplomat, and an economist” (p.4) .Copernicus completed a detailed astronomical manuscript he has been working on for 16 years. He didn't want to “publish it for fear of ensuing controversy” and “out of hope for more data”(p.5). He believed that the solar system revolved around the sun. He challenged the Geocentric view by creating the Heliocentric view.

Copernicus was born February 19, 1473. He was the son to wealthy parents. He lived in Poland. He was the youngest of 4 siblings. His father died when he was 10 and his mother died right after. His uncle adopted him and