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Nicolaus Copernicus Research Paper

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Standing before the Polish Academy of Sciences is a bronze statue of astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus. In his hand, he holds a compass and armillary sphere, symbols of his Innovation, Experimentation, and ability to change the way we see the world. Having defended Poland from the Teutonic Knights, invented the quantity theory of money (MV=PY), and inventing the revolutionising Heliocentric theory of the universe (before telescopes were invented, there is no doubt that Copernicus’ work and method demonstrates the Spirit of the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a time of discovery, art, and science. A movement away from superstition of the Church, and into logical explanations. Scientists, astronomers and mathematicians, such as Copernicus, greatly

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