Nicolaus Copernicus (dec 14, 1473 – aug 14, 1543)
Description:
An extremely influential Natural Philosopher who created the heliocentric theory. He said that the sun was the center of our universe and correctly identified all the planets and their locations around the sun. The only major flaw in his theory is that he said that the planets revolved in spherical revolutions.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 14, 1473
aug 14, 1543
~ 69 years