The parents of Niclas Kopernik of Poland were dedicated Catholics and members of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The young Copernicus lost his father at the age of ten, but his uncle, a bishop, saw to his education at the University of Cracow where he specialized in the study of mathematics and astronomy. At the age of twenty-four Copernicus enrolled at the University at Bologna, studied canon law and medicine, and subsequently became an accom…
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