Nicolaus Copernicus

Born: 19th February 1473

Died: 24th May 1543

Nationality: Polish

His discoveries:

The Earth was the third planet of the our Solar System. Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. Earth takes 1 year to orbit Sun. The other planets in the Solar System also orbited the Sun.

Two scientists that were influenced by his work:

Galileo Galilei Isaac Newton