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What did Copernicus do?
Copernicus was the astronomer who proposed Heliocentrism.

Mikolaj Kopernik1473 February 19 was born in a wealthy family in Torun-on-Viswa, the Kingdom of Poland.

18 years old, studying at Krakow University, the old capital of Poland, became interested in astronomy while studying medicine.

1496, 23-year-old Copernicus came to Italy, the birthplace of the Renaissance, to study law, medicine and theology at the University of Bologna and the University of Padua, and the astronomer de Novara of Bologna (1454-1540).

At the age of 40, he proposed "Heliocentrism". Later, he received a doctorate in religious law from university of ferrara. Copernicus, as a doctor, is known as the "imperial doctor" because of his brilliant medical skills.

Copernicus spent most of his adult life as a priest in Flawn Translation Cathedral. Copernicus was not a professional astronomer. His famous masterpieces were finished in his spare time.