Nicolaus Copernicus

Born: 19th February 1473

Died: 24th May 1543

Nationality: Poland

His discoveries:

The sun was at the center of the Solar System.

Earth rotates on its axis once every day.

Earth takes one year to orbit the Sun.

The other planets in the Solar System also orbited the sun.

Two scientists that were influenced by his work:

Galileo Galilei Isaac Newton.