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Nicolaus Copernicus.
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1473 - 1543 years. The great Polish astronomer, founder of
the heliocentric system of the world
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Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473 in the Polish city of
Torun
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In 1490 Copernicus graduated from the Cracow University
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In 1496 he went on a long journey through Italy. Copernicus was trained
at the University of Bologna, Ferrara and Padua, he studied medicine and canon law, he became a master of arts. In Bologna, the young scientist was interested in astronomy, that determined his fate.
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In 1503, Nicolaus Copernicus returned home thoroughly educated man, he first settled in
Lidzbark, where he served as secretary of his uncle
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Copernicus was known as a statesman, a talented doctor and an expert on
astronomy.