Meet Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nicolaus Copernicus proposed his theory that the ...

The man who proved heliocentrism never thought his ideas would amount to much. Nicolaus Copernicus pioneered the concept of a heliocentric solar system, right? Wrong. Many other astronomers—going back ...

He went to three different universities, but there are no records of his ever getting a degree, for example. Happy 540th birthday, Copernicus! By Francie Diep Published Feb 20, 2013 4:00 AM EST Get ...

In 1510 Nicolaus Copernicus conceived the project that would become the major work of his lifetime: working out the mathematical details of a heliocentric universe. By 1539 his project was ...

Astronomer Owen Gingerich has written a book that revolves around another book. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres was written in the 1500s by Nicolaus Copernicus. In it, the Polish astronomer ...

One of the more curious legends in popular history of science is that Nicolaus Copernicus was a Catholic priest. And Galileo gets the blame for launching this little myth. But the founder of the ...

Using ground-penetrating radar, researchers discovered an underground chamber containing a 500-year-old compass near Copernicus’ burial site. The compass resembles the one often depicted with ...