Nicolaus Copernicus (feb 19, 1473 – may 21, 1543)
Description:
Objective Knowledge and Subjective VisionsNicolaus Copernicus is very important to European history because of his heliocentric theory of the universe. This was the first major theory that rejected the previous thoughts of the universe, such as Ptolemy and Aristotle's' that had been around for centuries.
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Date:
feb 19, 1473
may 21, 1543
~ 70 years