Nicolaus+Copernicus


    =Nicolaus Copernicus = =By: Raheem Jean - Francois = = =

=Nicolaus Copernicus was born on Feb.19 1473 in Poland. He was the youngest of four kids and he lived in a wealthy house. He started working in 1503 as a secretary for his uncle, he work there for seven years and he also lived in the Bishops’ castle. In the bishops castle that is where he started to work on his heliocentric theory. In 1526 he started working on the actual value of money and the quantity of money, slowly he gain more and more respect from the people.= = =  The main focus of Copernicus was that the earth was not the center of the universe and that the sun was. Copernicus was heavily critizced by the Roman Catholic Church and the kings because he was denying the very thing they were both stood for. The roman church was making a massive profit of moneys off the sale of indulgences. Copernicus’ theory was also a threat to the king also because, some kings fed off the divine right idea and as Copernicus’ theory started to get around the kings and the Catholic Church were getting upset. They thought everything they had said or were going to do in the future would get mess up by this theory.

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Copernicus main achievement was his heliocentric theory which rejected the theory of the sun revolving around the earth, this theory was in place for over two thousands year. Copernicus’ theory was first taught in several universities in the 1500s and permeated the scientific world by 1600. Another achievement was that he wrote a book it was called // De revolutionibus orbium coelestium and [|De revolutionibus] //. Copernicus got both books publish when he was dead, so he wont have to experience the torture that the catholic church were planning on giving him. =====

=We all know now that the sun revolves around the earth and with his information gathered up he has help the world out. If though a lot of people didn’t believe him because they were so use to hearing that the earth was the center and that the sun revolved it. However Copernicus proceed to work on his heliocentric theory even though it was him vs. the world. If he didn’t do this everyone would still believe in the Ptolemy which many people use to believe because the Catholic Church and the absolute kings fed off it.= Copernicus died May 24, 1543. “Legends has it, that the first book that was published was placed in his hands on the day he died.” Another rumor was that he got out of his coma and looked at his book and then died. So Copernicus died peacefully with his thoughts, beliefs and achievement are put in a book.

__ **Notebook Activity Create An Acrostic Poem on Copernicus** __
 * The Student used the name Copernicus
 * The Student used correct spelling and grammar
 * The student will need to display his/ her Knowledge of Copericus
 * The Student used physical characteristics, acheivments, works, etc. [[image:book.jpg width="182" height="298" align="right" caption="Copernicus wrote two books, they were both publish after his death"]]
 * The Student can refer back to the example below

O n rhe revolutions of heavenly spheres P roposed the sun as the center view E arth's rotation around the sun R otaion around the world N ot publish until his death I deas and beliefs were questioned C critized monarchy U niverse consists of spheres S on of Niklas Koppernigk **
 * C ritized the church

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