Google's doodle on Nicolaus Copernicus' 540th birth day

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a comprehensive heliocentric model which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center of the universe.Wikipedia

Born: February 19, 1473, Toruń Died: May 24, 1543, Frombork Education: University of Padua (1501 – 1503), More Nationality: German, Polish Parents: Barbara Koppernigk, Niklas Koppernigk