01328cam a2200349 4500 56976362 TxAuBib 20050418120000.0 050418s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004019030 9780756508128 0756508126 (OCoLC)56198690 KyBuM KyBuM TxAuBib Somervill, Barbara A. Nicolaus Copernicus : father of modern astronomy / by Barbara A. Somervill. Minneapolis, Minn : Compass Point Books, 2005. 112 p. : col. ill., col. photos., maps ; 24 cm. Signature lives Includes index. Includes chronology. Includes glossary. Includes bibliographies. This book describes the life and achievements of Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer whose writings explained his heliocentric, or sun-centered, theories. 4-8 Medialog, Inc. 20050418. Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. Astronomers Biography. Signature lives. TXLIV