jan 1, 1543 - Copernicus publishes his research
Description:
Copernicus died just after presenting his revolutionary theory, which proposed that instead of the sun revolving around the Earth, as the Church believed, the Earth was actually revolving around the sun. He thusly became known as the founder of Heliocentric Theory.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1543
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~ 482 years ago