Mikołaj Kopernik Quiz

Where was Mikołaj Kopernik born?

• Gdańsk

• Toruń

• Warsaw

• Kraków

When did Mikołaj Kopernik pass away?

• Before 21 May 1544

• Before 21 May 1543

• After 21 May 1543

• After 21 May 1544

What is Mikołaj Kopernik most known for?

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Geology

What is the name of Mikołaj Kopernik's groundbreaking work?

• De revolutionibus orbium coelestium

• Principia Mathematica

• On the Origin of Species

• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

In which year was the first edition of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium published?

• 1543

• 1616

• 1854

• 1999

Who was the Danish astronomer who called Mikołaj Kopernik the second Ptolemy?

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

• Michael Maestlin

• Giordano Bruno

Which German astronomer created an improved heliocentric theory?

• Michael Maestlin

• Thomas Digges

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

Who was the English mathematician and astronomer who translated and published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium in England?

• Michael Maestlin

• Johannes Kepler

• Giordano Bruno

• Thomas Digges

What was the name of the economic law formulated by Mikołaj Kopernik?

• Einstein's Law

• Newton's Law

• Kopernik's Law

• Gresham's Law

In which city did Mikołaj Kopernik build an observatory and conducted astronomical observations?

• Warsaw

• Kraków

• Gdańsk

• Frombork