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=Nicolaus Copernicus=

//Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus//

Born:
19th February 1473

Died:
24th May 1543

Where He Lived:
Nicolaus Copernicus spent most of his lifetime at the Fraunberg Cathedral, which was the place where his uncle (who adopted Copernicus when he was young) lived.

What He is Famous for:
Copernicus was the first person to discover heliocentricy, which is a theory that the sun is at the center of the universe, and Earth and other planets are revolving around it. He also found out that the Earth has an axis, which is about 23.4˚.

Interesting Facts:
He represented his idea with a book named “On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres”, but it was not published until the week he was dying. The reason why the book was not published was because the Roman Catholic Church believed in Ptolemy, which is a theory that the Earth is in the center of the universe, and heliocentricy was against their believes.

Newscast
My good friend, Steve Leonard, who works at HNN (History News Network) went back to the Renaissance to interview Copernicus. Copernicus was dying, so the interview was canceled, but by listening to this newscast, you can learn more about him! media type="file" key="reinafujimoto7Bcopernicus.mp3"