Nicolaus+Copernicus

 ** Nicolaus Copernicus **  Nicolaus Copernicus  __Important Dates__: Born February 19, 1473 in Thorn, Poland Studied liberal arts at Bologna (1496-1501), medicine at Padua, and law at the University of Ferrara Received his doctorate in canon law in 1503 By May 1514 he wrote the first draft of his book containing all his discoveries In 1543 he published __On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres__ He died May 24, 1543 __Main Beliefs and Achievements__:  The biggest achievement of Nicolaus Copernicus was publishing __On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres__. He proposed that the universe was helio-centric, and that the universe consisted of eight spheres. Believed that the planets including earth rotated around the sun, but the moon revolved around the earth. He also believed that the earth was round; Nicolaus Copernicus is considered founder of modern science. __Quote by Copernicus__: “ Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider also whether several motions suit it, so that it can be regarded as one of the planets. For, it is not the center of all the revolutions.”

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__Affects of his work__: Copernicus’ discoveries affect us on a daily basis because without his developments in science, we may still have false beliefs about our planet. We could still believe that the earth is the center of the universe, and that the earth is flat. Without the help of Copernicus all we know would be false, and science would suffer a great deal if he had never made his discoveries. __ Notebook Activity __: You may use your notes from the interactive notebook in the lesson plan and what you have learned on this wiki space to create an acrostic poem. The word is C.O.P.E.R.N.I.C.U.S. I will provide an example to help you get an idea of what to do. example: **C**onsidered founder of modern science **__O__**__n the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres__ **P**roposed a heliocentric view **E**stablished mathematical basis for his heliocentric theory **R**e-taught the previous theories about the universe based on his discoveries **N**ever followed the common belief and he was willing to explore **I**n his research he found that the earth was not the center of the universe **C**ontributed majorly to the present day science that we learn **U**niverse consisted of eight spheres __Hero Poster__:
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<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #0018ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">**Hero** <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #0018ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Our hero Nicolaus Copernicus has achieved greatness beyond belief. He has turned our world to a better direction, which we can know learn and study to our full potential. He has discovered that the earth is not the center of the universe! He discovered that the universe consists of eight spheres, known as planets, which all revolve around the sun. This theory had existed before, but it was never taken seriously, until Copernicus established the mathematical basis for the theory. His ideas have not caused a big controversy, but there was growing dissatisfaction with the Ptolemaic view because of Copernicus’ new discovery. The Catholic Church; however, greatly disapproved of his ideas because it was causing people to go against the church’s beliefs. Many scientists support the discoveries of Copernicus and they will soon be a definite source to modern science of our time. Copernicus had to overcome the possibility of persecution. He worked in privacy for many years, and finally published his book with all his discoveries in 1543 on his death bed. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #0018ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">__Wanted Poster__: <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #0018ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">**Wanted ** Nicolaus Copernicus is wanted by the Catholic Church deifying the church. He has corrupted the beliefs of innocent civilians and should be punished for his devilish ways. He has gone against the Catholic Church and has converted the beliefs of its followers. He shall not be forgiven his sins unless he withdrawals his beliefs and disregards his “discoveries.” His so called heliocentric point of view is unethical in the mind of the pope and should not be accepted among the people of the church. We refuse the beliefs of Copernicus and will not rest until he is captured and releases a public apology for his false teachings. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #0018ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">**DEAD OF ALIVE**
 * award: #1 Noble Server of Science**