Nicolaus Copernicus: A Short Biography: The Astronomer Who Moved the Earth
By Doug West
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Nicolaus Copernicus was a brilliant mathematician and astronomer who lived during the Renaissance and Reformation eras and contributed to science with a new model of the universe that placed the Sun instead of the Earth at the center of the universe. Although a similar theory had been formulated centuries earlier by Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus went much farther than anyone before him. A major milestone in the history of science, the publication of his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543 was a radical act that demolished thousand-year old beliefs.
Born in Royal Prussia, Nicolaus Copernicus held a doctorate in canon law and was also a classics scholar, governor, diplomat, translator, and physician besides being an influential mathematician and astronomer. He made valuable contributions to many fields, including economics, where he formulated a principle that would later become Gresham’s law. Copernicus’s daring and novel writings made all former theories about the system of the universe explode and put humanity on a new scientific path, eventually making way for the Scientific Revolution.
Doug West
Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.
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Nicolaus Copernicus - Doug West
Nicolaus Copernicus: A Short Biography
The Astronomer Who Moved the Earth
Doug West, Ph.D.
Nicolaus Copernicus: A Short Biography
The Astronomer Who Moved the Earth
Copyright © 2018 Doug West
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Childhood and Family
Chapter 2 - Education
Chapter 3 - Political and Administrative Career
Chapter 4 - The Heliocentric Theory
Chapter 5 - A Revolutionary Book
Chapter 6 – Death and Legacy
Timeline
References and Further Reading
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
Welcome to the book, Nicolaus Copernicus: A Short Biography. This book is part of the 30 Minute Book Series and, as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book will take around 30 minutes to read. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing biography of Nicolaus Copernicus, you may want to know more about this man and his accomplishments. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. Thank you for purchasing this book, and I hope you enjoy your time reading about the astronomer who changed man’s view of the cosmos.
Doug West
April 2018
Introduction
Nicolaus Copernicus was a brilliant mathematician and astronomer who lived during the Renaissance and Reformation eras and contributed to science with a new model of the universe that placed the Sun, instead of the Earth, at the center of the universe. Although a similar theory had been formulated centuries earlier by Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus went much farther than anyone before him. A major milestone in the history of science, the publication of his book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres) in 1543 was a radical act that demolished thousand-year old beliefs.
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