Instead of accepting the geocentric universe belief, he dared to ask why. Nicholas Copernicus, one of the extraordinary astronomers of his time, began a revolutionary way of thinking about the heavens. He established a heliocentric view to explain why things occur the way that they do. What we now know about the heavens is largely due to his advancements in astronomy. I plan to cover his discoveries, through all the trials and tribulations that he …showed first 75 words of 500 total…

…showed last 75 words of 500 total…I am simply amazed by the intelligence and creativity of past minds. The process of how they managed to even fathom the idea of distant planets, stars, and galaxies is awe-inspiring. Perhaps the reader will agree with me. By learning about them and thinking as they did, It’s almost as if I see the world through their eyes. Instead of looking down, their sights were always on space, whereas mine are glued to textbooks.