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Copernicus's studies in Kraków

Type Event Region Europe Time c. 1489–1495

Around 1489 Copernicus went from Toruń to Kraków to study humanities, astronomy and mathematics at Jagiellonian University, accumulating theoretical …

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  1. c. 1489–1491Toruń to Kraków · PolandWith the support of his uncle Bishop Watzenrode, Copernicus left his hometown of Toruń for Kraków, the academic center of the Kingdom of Poland, to prepare for entering Jagiellonian University and initially engaging with the local humanist scholarly environment.
  2. c. 1491–1494Jagiellonian University · KrakówCopernicus studied the liberal arts at the Kraków College, focusing on astronomy, mathematics and philosophy, reading a copy of Ptolemy's Almagest and mastering the geocentric cosmological model and spherical trigonometry, laying the theoretical foundation for his later reform of astronomy.
  3. c. 1494–1495Kraków · KrakówNear the end of his studies Copernicus took part in practical astronomical observation, gaining experience for later recording phenomena such as the 1497 nova in Corona Borealis; around 1495 he finished his studies in Kraków and went to the University of Bologna in Italy to continue studying law and astronomy.

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