WhoIsWhoIsCopernicuCopernicus?s?高二某班Theoneplacedthesunasthecenteroftheuniverse!•Bornintoawell-to-domercantilefamilyin1473,atTorun,Poland.•Sponsoredbyhisuncleafterthedeathofhisfather•StudiedintheUniversityofKrakow,andtheninItalyattheuniversitiesofBologna,PaduaandFerrara.•Majoredinlawandmedicine,butinterestedinastronomy•ReturningtoPoland•SpenttherestofhislifeasachurchcanonunderhisuncleWorksWorksIn1514,Copernicusprivatelycirculatedanoutlineofhisthesisonplanetarymotion,butactualpublicationofOntheRevolutionsoftheHeavenlySpherescontaininghismathematicalproofsdidnotoccuruntil1543.ThepublicationofCopernicus'bookisconsideredamajoreventinthehistoryofscience.ItbegantheCopernicanRevolutionandcontributedimportantlytothescientificrevolution.MainIdeasMainIdeas•1.Thereisnoonecenterofallthecelestialcirclesorspheres.•2.Thecenteroftheearthisnotthecenteroftheuniverse,butonlyofgravityandofthelunarsphere.•3.Allthespheresrevolveaboutthesunastheirmid-point,andthereforethesunisthecenteroftheuniverse.AlegendabouthisdeAlegendabouthisdeathathTowardthecloseof1542,Copernicuswasseizedwithapoplexyandparalysis,andhediedatage70on24May1543.Legendhasitthathewaspresentedwiththefinalprintedpagesofhisbookontheverydaythathedied,allowinghimtotakefarewellofhislife'swork.Heisreputedtohaveawokenfromastroke-inducedcoma,lookedathisbook,andthendiedpeacefully.Really?Really?LearnfromCopernicusLearnfromCopernicus•initiative•daretoquestiontheauthority•sticktothetruth•arigorousattitudetowardsscientificresearchThankyou!
