Labels:text | font | screenshot | letter | paper | document OCR: 1473 Born Mikolaj Kopernik (but more commonly known by the Latinized version of his name, Nicolaus Copernicus) on February 19 in Toruń, Poland, where he later attends St. John's School. 1491-94 Studies mathematics and optics at the University of Cracow, Poland. 1496 Studies canon (religious) law and astronomy at the University of Bologna, Italy. 1497 Becomes Canon of the cathedral of Frauenburg, Austria, a post he retains for life. 1501-05 Studies law, Greek, and medicine at the University of Padua, Italy. 1506 Returns to Frauenburg, where he spends the rest of his life. He is known as a medical man and a cleric rather than as an astronomer. 1506-12 Works as a doctor and secretary to his uncle. 1512 Starts work on his Sun-centered theory of the Universe. 1530 Completes his work but does no ...
