Today is Nicolaus Copernicus Birthday

20/02/2013 19:10

Today, February 19, 2013, is Nicolaus Copernicus' 540th Birth day. Copernicus is considered the founder of modern astronomy. Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and mathematician. Copernicus first formulated a comprehensive heliocentric model which placed the Sun at the center of the solar system. Before him, scientists usually believed the Earth to be in the center of Universe. [Read more] ...