Biography of Famous Astronomers Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus – Renaissance Mathematician and Astronomer: Early Life and Education:Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473, in ToruĊ, in the Kingdom of Poland. His father, also named Nicolaus, was a merchant and a copper trader. Copernicus came from a well-to-do family with ties to both German and Polish communities. At the age of 10, following the death of […]