Copernicus 101

Links to Additional Articles

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
        This website provides information about Nicolaus Copernicus' published book. It contains a brief summary from various chapters of the book.
http://bertie.ccsu.edu/naturesci/Cosmology/Copernicus.html
 

The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System
        This website consists of Copernicus' scientific discoveries involving the heliocentric theory. This site also includes visual models of the heliocentric solar system.
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/retrograde/copernican.html


Astronomy: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Leibniz
           This website compares the different scientific theories and discoveries of brilliant scientists. The scientific discoveries are in chronological order, and give a brief description of each event.
http://baec.tripod.com/articles/astrom.htm


**Watch this rap battle between Ptolemy vs. Copernicus: