Nicolaus Copernicus
Born: 19th February, 1473
Died: 24th May, 1543
Nationality: Poland
His discoveries:
The sun was at the middle of the Solar System.
Earth rotates on its side once every day.
Earth takes one year to orbit the Sun.
The other planets in the Solar System also orbited the sun.
Two other scientists that were influenced by his work:
Isac newton & Galileo Galile