Person: Copernicus, Nicolaus

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Copernicus was a Polish astronomer and mathematician whose theory that the Earth moved around the Sun profoundly altered later workers' view of the universe, but was rejected by the Catholic church.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 19 February 1473, Toruń, Poland. Died 24 May 1543, Frauenburg (now Frombork), Poland.

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Analysis, Ancient Arab, Ancient Greek, Astronomy, Geography, Geometry, Origin Poland, Physics

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive