Copernicus Puts the Sun at the Center of the Universe, 1512

quick facts:

1. Copernicus was born in 1473 in Torun, Poland
2. The idea of geocentrism was standardized by Ptolemy circa 150 CE with his book, the Almagest
3. Copernicus's book, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres, details decades of his astronomical work
4. Heliocentrism didn't find religious opposition until after Copernicus's death

Former Polish coin with the likeness of Copernicus

A portrait of Copernicus drawn in 1580

Supposed childhood home of Copernicus

Monument of Copernicus in Krakow by Cyprian Godebski

College that Copernicus attended, Collegium Maius in Krakow

Heliocentric model in Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres

Mid-16th century portrait of Copernicus by an unknown artist

A digital representation of our solar system