Nicolas Copernicus (dec 3, 1473 – sep 21, 1543)
Description:
fFnished the first manuscript of his book, "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" ("On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"). In it, Copernicus established that the planets orbited the sun rather than the Earth. He laid out his model of the solar system and the path of the planets.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 3, 1473
sep 21, 1543
~ 69 years