Nicolaus Copernicus

Astronomer Polish nationals named Nicolaus Copernicus (Polish name: Mikolaj Kopernik), was born in 1473 in the city of Torun in the river Vistula, Poland. He comes from a family is. As a young child young, Copernicus studied at the University of Cracow, as the students who took great interest in astrology affairs. In his twenties he went a visit to Italy, studying medicine and law at the University of Bologna and Padua which can then doctorate in ecclesiastical law at the University of Ferrara. Copernicus spent most of his time when grown as staff employees in Frauenburg Cathedral (Poland term: Frombork), as an ecclesiastical lawyer who actually Copernicus was never a professional astronomer, the amount of work which made his name thanks to sky-is odd.
During his stay in Italy, Copernicus was acquainted with ideas of Greek philosopher Aristarchus of Samos (13th century BC). These philosophers argued that the earth and other planet-planet rotates around the sun. Copernicus was convinced of the truth of the hypothesis "heliocentris" this, and when he stepped on the age of forty she began writing pieces circulate among his friends in the form of short writings, the origin of the ideas put forward his own on the matter.Copernicus takes years of observation, careful calculations required for the preparation of his big book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (About Revolution circle sky objects), which describes in detail his theory and put forward evidence-proof.
In the year 1533, when the age of sixty years, Copernicus send files lecture notes to Rome.Here he suggests basic principles of his theory without causing dissent Pope. New age is approaching when the seventies, Copernicus decided that publishing the book, and just in time to death he sent his first printed book from the publisher. This dated May 24, 1543.
In the book of Copernicus rightly say that the earth rotates on its axis, that the moon revolves around the sun and the earth, and the other planets all revolved around the sun. But, like his predecessors, he made a gratuitous calculations of planetary-scale circulation around the sun.Also, he made a big mistake because he was convinced that the orbit containing circles. So, not only this theory is mathematically complicated, but also not true. Even so, his book gained great hurry. Other astronomers were intrigued, especially the national Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, who made observations more precise and appropriate to the planetary movements. From these data this observation which makes Johannes Kepler finally able to formulate laws of planetary motion is appropriate.
Although Aristarchus more than seventeen centuries before Copernicus had raised issues concerning the distribution hypotheses heavenly bodies, is considered worthy of people who Copernicuslah won big. Because, no matter how Aristarchus had put forward the various issues that contain inspiration, but he never formulated a detailed theory that has benefited from scientific spectacles. When Copernicus worked on mathematical calculations hypotheses in detail, he managed to turn it into a scientific theory that has meaning and order. Can be used for these allegations, can be proved by astronomical observations, can be useful in other appeals that previous theories that are so central dunialah space.
Clearly therefore, the Copernican theory has revolutionized our concept of space and at the same time has revolutionized our philosophical outlook. However, in terms of assessment of the significance of Copernicus, it must be remembered that astronomy is not a far-reaching practical use everyday as well as chemical and biological physics. Because people can actually make television equipment, cars, or a modern chemical plant without any secuwil should use the theory of Copernicus. (Conversely, one could never make these things without using the mind Faraday, Maxwell, Lavosier or Newton).
However, if we merely direct attention solely to the direct influence of Copernicus in the field of technology, we will lose the significance of the real Copernicus. Copernicus' book had a meaning that does not seem to allow both the Galileo and Kepler completed his scientific work.All of them were predecessors important and decisive for the Newton, and their findings raise a possibility that Newton formulated the laws of motion and weight style. Historically, the publication of De Revolutionobus Orbium Coelestium is the starting point of modern astronomy.More than that, the starting point of modern knowledge.