On February 19, 1973, five centuries have elapsed since the birth
of Nicolaus Coperni cus - the greatest astronomer of the
Renaissance period - who rediscovered for us the heliocentric model
of the solar system, and documented it by his life's work in such a
manner as to make its concept a permanent property of mankind. The
life of Copernicus, extending from 19 February 1473 to his death on
24 May 1543, was not too rich in adventures or biographical facts.
Born in Toruti from a family of Polish burghers, he received his
first university training in Cracow between 1491-1494. From Cracow
he proceeded to Italy to spend the years between 1496-1503 at the
Universities of Bologna, Padua and Ferrara - with occasional visits
to Rom- in preparation for an ecclesiastical career. When Bishop
Watzenrode - his patron and maternal uncle - could no longer extend
his leave, Copernicus returned to Poland in 1503 to enter the
service of the church establishment, which soon led to a canonry at
the Frombork (Frauenburg) Cathedral in Warmia. And there - in the
northern mists not far from the Baltic shores - in a land so
different in climate from the sunny Italy of his youth - he was
destined to spend the rest of his life."
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