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Sunday, October 4, 2020
Basic timeline of Nicolaus Copernicus
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This post is a basic timeline of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). There are 11 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
- 1473: Born in Torun, Poland
- 1491: Enrolls at University of Krakow
- 1501: Enrolls at University of Padua
- 1503: Moves to Warmia region in Poland
- 1503: Becomes uncle's secretary
- 1510: Moves to Frombork, Poland
- 1512: Becomes magister pistoriae for the Warmia chapter
- 1514: Writes Commentariolus
- 1526: Writes On the Minting of Coin
- 1543: Publishes On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres
- 1543: Died at age 70 In Frombork, Poland