Publication of the heliocentric theory
Copernicus announces that the Earth orbits the Sun.
- Year
- 1543
- Place
- Frombork
- Domain
- Publikacja
The publication of Nicolaus Copernicus's work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium presented a model in which the Earth orbits the Sun. The work was written in Frombork, where the astronomer made his observations.
Why it matters
The beginning of the scientific revolution and modern astronomy.