early life/ parents
what was his fathers name?
mikolaj kopernik
how old was he when he went to college?
18 years old
did he graduate after his 4 years at college?
No!!!!
what was the heliocentric theory the theory of?
The universe
what was important that he did?
He came up the the heliocentric theory of the universe
what was his mothers name?
Barbara Watzenrode.
where did he go to college?
the university of krakow
where did his uncle send him after he did not graduate college?
his uncle sent him to Bologna, Italy
what did others believe about the planets in the solar system?
They believed that the Earth was in the middle of the planets and that the other planets revolved around the earth.
why do you think that many people did not like what he believed and his theory?
Because it went against what they believed
when was he born and where?
He was born February 19, 1473 in Torun, Royal Prussia, Poland.
what did he study in school?
Math
astronomy
sciences
and philosophy
what was he sent to study there?
canon law
why was this theory important do you think?
Because he was the one who estimated the orbital periods, and what order the planets are in correctly, and he proved that the plants don revolve around the Earth but around the sun.
what about the earth did he figure out that nowadays is common sense?
that earth turns on it axis daily
how many siblings did he have?
4 other siblings
what did he write observations about in his final year of college?
mathematics, and astronomy
what were his uncles hopes?
That he would return to become a canon in Warmia
what studies have to do with the stars, space, and the universe?
Astronomy
what did he say gradual shifts of the axis accounted for?
the changing seasons
why did he get a new guardian at the age of 10?
because his father died
where did he put these observations (hint: what book)?
Johannas Regiomontanus’ book.
why did his uncle want him to get this specific job?
Because it paid well and he would make a good salary
why do you think that this theory is important?
answer varies
why do you think that he is important yourself? (opinion question)
Opinion question answers may vary