Copernicus and the Heliocentric Revolution

Nicolaus Copernicus

Astronomer, mathematician, clergyman, jurist, and economist of the Renaissance period. Known for systematizing the heliocentric theory (heliocentrism), which posits that the Earth is not the center of the universe and that planets, including the Earth, revolve around the Sun. He summarized his theory in his main work, "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)," which significantly influenced the subsequent Scientific Revolution led by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and others. Furthermore, as a canon of the Warmia Cathedral Chapter, he was involved in administration, diplomacy, and military defense, and also conducted research on monetary systems.

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1473	Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus (Period: February 19, 1473, Location: Toruń, Poland)
1496	Research at the University of Bologna (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 22 years old, Period: c. 1496–1500, Location: Bologna, Italy)
1497	Appointment as Canon of the Warmia Chapter (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1497–1501, Location: Frombork, Kingdom of Poland)
1500	Lectures on mathematics and astronomy in Rome (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 26 years old, Period: 1500, Location: Rome, Papal States)
1501	Studies in medicine and law at the University of Padua (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 27 years old, Period: c. 1501–1503, Location: Padua, Italy)
1503	Return to Frombork (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 29 years old, Period: 1503, Location: Frombork, Kingdom of Poland)
1510	Establishment of the heliocentric theory "Commentariolus" (Age: 36 years old, Period: Early 1510s, Location: Warmia region) Composition of "Commentariolus" (Age: 36 years old, Period: c. 1510–1514, Location: Warmia region) Administrative and diplomatic activities in the Warmia region (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 36 years old, Period: 1510s–1530s, Location: Warmia region, Kingdom of Poland)
1517	Research on monetary reform (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 43 years old, Period: c. 1517–1526, Location: Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland)
1519	Polish-Teutonic War (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1519–1521, Location: Warmia region, Olsztyn, etc.)
1520	Defense of Olsztyn Castle (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1520, Location: Olsztyn, Poland) Preparations for the defense of Olsztyn Castle (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1520, Location: Olsztyn, Kingdom of Poland)
1539	Interactions with Rheticus (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 65 years old, Period: c. 1539–1540, Location: Frombork, Kingdom of Poland)
1540	Completion and publication preparations of "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" (Age: 66 years old, Period: 1540–1543, Location: Frombork, Kingdom of Poland)
1543	Publication of "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" (Age: 69 years old, Period: 1543, Location: Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire) Publication of "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" (Age: 70 years old, Period: May 1543, Location: Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire) Death of Nicolaus Copernicus (Age: 70 years old, Period: May 24, 1543 (aged 70))
1755	Studies at the University of Kraków (Nicolaus Copernicus, Age: 211 years after death, Period: c. 1491–1494, Location: Kraków, University of Kraków)
Unknown	Marriage (Nicolaus Copernicus, None, Period: N/A, Location: N/A)

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Holy Roman Emperor	Maximilian von Habsburg Karl von Habsburg Ferdinand von Habsburg Rudolf von Habsburg Maria von Habsburg Maria von Spanien
German Reformation	Martin Luther Philip Melanchthon Andreas Karlstadt Thomas Müntzer Martin Bucer Johannes Oecolampadius Georg Spalatin
German Renaissance Art	Albrecht Dürer Hans Holbein Lucas Maler Lucas Sunder Albrecht Altdorfer Matthias Grünewald
Polish Science	Nicolaus Copernicus Marcin Bylica Jan Łaski Jan Kanty Broziński

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