Nicolaus Copernicus His life in Poland Nicolaus Copernicus
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Nicolaus Copernicus. His life in Poland.
Nicolaus Copernicus was born in 19 February 1473 in Torun in Poland, he died 24 May 1543 (aged 70). He was first Polish astronomer.
Frombork. In 1300 Nicolaus moved to Frombork. He lived and worked here as a canon (151216 and 1522 -43). Copernicus is said to have jokingly called it ("Wives' Town") or Gynepolis.
Jagiellonia University. In 1491 Copernicus enrolled in the Kraków Academy (now Jagiellonian University). It was there that he probably first encountered astronomy with Professor Albert Brudzewski. Astronomy soon fascinated him, and he began collecting a large library on the subject.
Return to Poland. In 1503, Copernicus returned to Warmia, where he resided the rest of his life. From 1503 until 1510, he was secretary to Lucas Watzenrode and resided in the Bishop's castle at Lidzbark Warminski. It is there that he started work on his heliocentric view of the heavens.
His books. His epochal book, „De revolutionibus orbium coelestium” (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), published in 1543 just before his death. His second book is „Theophilacti scolastici Simocati epistolae morales, rurales et amatoriae interpretatione latina”.
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