Born: 19th February, 1473

Died: 24th May, 1543

Nationality: Polish

Nicolaus Copernicus discoveries:

The sun was the centre of the Solar System.

Earth rotates on its axis once everyday.

Earth takes one year to orbit the sun.

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

Two scietists that were influenced by his work are: Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton.