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This story is a collaboration with Biography.com.Far back in 1508, with only limited tools at his disposal, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system, which he described in his landmark work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. It was a complete overhaul of our conception of the universe—one that, unfortunately, drew him the the ire of the Catholic Church for decades after his death—and changed the way we look at the stars forever.
As Biography notes, after Copernicus’ studies at the University of Cracow in the 1490s—where his fascination with mathematics and the cosmos began—he received a canon cathedral appointment from Frombork.“The canon’s position afforded him the opportunity to fund the continuation of his studies for as long as he liked,” Biography states. “Still, the job demanded much of his schedule; he was only able to pursue his academic interests intermittently, during his free time.
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