Nicolaus Copernicus
In 1496, Copernicus met the famous astronomer Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara who was professor at the University of Bologna. Copernicus became Novaras student and then co-worker. Did you find the 3 changes? Click to see the next puzzle.
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Novara and Copernicus viewed a lunar occultation (where the moon blocks out a star) of the star Aldebaran. Copernicus analyzed this observation and used mathematics to contradict Ptolemy's theory of the moons distance from earth. |
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