BornintoawealthyfamilyinPolandin1473,NicolausCopernicuslivedinatimewhenpeoplestillbelieveeverythingmovedaroundtheearth.Itwaswhenhewastenthathisfatherdiedandhisunclebroughthimup.Attheageof18,hewenttocollege.In1496,CopernicuswenttoItaly,wherehespentthefollowing10yearsstudyinglawandmedicineandsomeothersubjectsinseveraluniversitiesuntilhecamebacktohishomelandin1506.Laterheworkedforthechurchtillhediedin1543.Throughhisyearsofobservationsandmathematicalcalculations,hecompletedhisgreatbookOntheRevolutionsoftheHeavenlyBodiesinwhichbeheldtheviewthattheplanetsmovearoundthesun.Thebookisnowregardedasthestartingpointofmodernastronomy.Homework完成导航19单元小结EX1以及阅读B,短文填词