Nicolas Copernicus (feb 19, 1473 – may 21, 1543)
Description:
A Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who came up with the model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, going against the Ptolemaic system which had been the accepted norm.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 19, 1473
may 21, 1543
~ 70 years