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Nicolas Copernicus

8 Grade Physical science Ms. Watkins April 25 2007. Nicolas Copernicus. The life of Nicolas Copernicus. He was born in 1473 in P oland He studied at the university of Krakow and at many universities in Italy. He worked as a medical doctor and studied astronomy in his spare time.

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Nicolas Copernicus

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  1. 8 Grade Physical science Ms. Watkins April 25 2007 Nicolas Copernicus

  2. The life of Nicolas Copernicus • He was born in 1473 in Poland • He studied at the university of Krakow and at many universities in Italy. • He worked as a medical doctor and studied astronomy in his spare time

  3. Copernicus’s Theory • The sun not earth was the center of the universe • All other planets resolved around the sun/

  4. Effects of Copernicus theory: • Most astronomers thought this theory was wrong • In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton proved his theory to be correct.

  5. Nicolas Copernicus changed the way people view the universe and the solar system.

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