Nicolaus Copernicus

Born

Died

19thFebruary 1473.

24th May 1543

Nationality

Poland.

His. Discoveries ; The sun was at the centre of the solar system. Earth rotates on axis once very day. Earth. takes one year to orbit the sun

The other planets in the solar system also orbit the sun.

Two scientists that were influenced by his work: Isacc Newton and Galileo Galilei.