Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 – 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically-based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Nicolaus Copernicus':

  • Cracow In 1491 Copernicus enrolled at the Kraków Academy (now Jagiellonian University), where he started studying astronomy
  • Ferrara Received his doctorate in canon law (1503).
  • Torun Was born and raised here, in a house on St. Anne's Street (now Copernicus Street)