Curated OER
Writing Exercises: The Scientific Revolution I
Nicolaus Copernicus was one of the many amazing minds that contributed to the scientific revolution. Have your class practice their expository writing skills while they show their understanding of post Renaissance shifts in scientific...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Nicolaus Copernicus
Biography of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the scientist who first put forward the theory that the Sun was the center of the universe.
Rice University
Galileo Project: The Copernican System
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains information relating to Copernicus's sun-centered solar system theory. Pictures are provided throughout this article along with links to additional information.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Copernicus, Nicolaus (1473 1543)
A biography of Nicolaus Copernicus and his contribution to science, specifically astronomy.
Other
University of Zagreb: Nicolaus Copernicus
An interesting biography of Nicolaus Copernicus, the famous astronomer.
Other
Biographies Nicholas Copernicus
This site contains biographical information on Copernicus. It discusses how he became the father of astronomy.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: High Alt. Observatory: Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 1543)
This site contains a short biography of Copernicus.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Nicolaus Copernicus
This article will take you through the life and accomplishments of Nicolaus Copernicus.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Nicolaus Copernicus
This site provides a biography of Nicolaus Copernicus. Content includes pictures, cross-references to relevant history topics, a list of honors awarded to Copernicus, and more.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Nicolaus Copernicus (Level 1)
Part of a NASA site for younger children, this site contains a short biography of Copernicus with hyperlinks to terms. Printable version available.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Star Child
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Scientists Who Believed in God
It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nicolaus Copernicus
Learn about the life of the man who set off a scientific revolution with his sun centered theory in this article that details the biography of Nicolaus Copernicus.
Rice University
Galileo Project: Copernicus
This site from The Galileo Project of The Rice University provides a list format biography of Copernicus. The topics that are covered in this biography include: dates, father, nationality, education, religion, means of support, and so on.
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University: The Copernican Revolution
This site has a time line featuring discoveries, and publications which sprang from Copernicus's publication of De Revolutionibus in 1543, and the people active in the field of physics between 1543 and Newton's death in 1727.
Other
Nicolai Copernici Musuem: Life of Nicolaus Copernicus
The Nicolai Copernici Museum has a timeline containing major events in Copernicus's life.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Galileo
"First to use a telescope to overserve the starts and planets," Galileo Galilei secretly published his work, which contradicted the Catholic Church's teachings. Use this site to learn about how Galileo's independence and courage made him...
NBC
Archaeologists Identify Copernicus? Skull
Archaeologists believe that they have found the skull of Nicolaus Copernicus. A portrait is provided for how he was believed to have appeared and information is offered regarding how the procedure was conducted.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Nicolaus Copernicus
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Nicolaus Copernicus.
Robin Chew
Lucid Cafe: Polish Cleric and Astronomer
This site from the Lucid Cafe contains a short bibliography of Nicholas Copernicus. The information, though it is brief, is very factual and worth checking out with great links throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nicolaus Copernicus
(1473-1543) First astronomer of the Renaissance.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 - May 24, 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. His epochal book, De revolutionibus...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Nicolaus Copernicus
This is a portrait of the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus devised a heliocentric model of the universe that differed from other theories at the time.