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Nicolas Copernicus
By Michael Lukasik
The Early Life
Nicolas Copernicus was born in 1473 on 19th February.
He had two sisters and one brother.
He was the youngest in his family.
The Languages
His Polish name was
Mikolaj Kopernik.
Copernicus knew many
languages.
He knew Latin,German,
Polish,Greek and Italian.
Astronomy
In his day most astronomers believed that the Earth was the centre of the universe.
The astronomers thought the Earth stayed still.
University of Padua
Copernicus studied in Italy at the University of Padua.
He studied for two years in that university.
He was there from 1501 to 1503.
Returning to Poland
He returned to Poland to take his church position.
Copernicus' Death
Copernicus died on 24th May 1543.
He died about two months after his book was printed.
