What did nicolaus copernicus discover

Toggle navigation. Copernicus Timeline Timeline Description: Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who realized in a time of no telescopes that the planets and sun did not revolve around the earth, but all planets revolved around the sun.

Nicolaus copernicus contribution

His careful observations and mathematical proofs became the foundation for scientists and astronomers after him. Copernicus is born. His father was a banker and merchant. Death and adoption Around When Copernicus is ten, his father dies. Not long after, his mother dies. Copernicus is adopted by his Uncle Lucas Watzenrode, a clergyman.

Education - Copernicus' uncle sends him to the Cathedral School in Wloclawek to study to be a clergyman. At age 18 he goes to the University of Cracow, where he becomes interested in astronomy. University of Bologna - Copernicus studies canon law at the University of Bologna in Italy. He lives in the home of the school's astronomy professor and witnesses some of the professor's cosmic observations.