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he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus 1496 Copernicus went to Italy, where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities. In Copernicus’ time people still believed that all things — the sun, the stars,and the plas— moved around the was an old belief that few men had ever had based his theory of astronomy on this the Church had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs. In 1506 Copernicus returned to his few years later he began to work for the those years Copernicus carried on his work in had just the most basic equipment and, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his , using mathematics and logic(邏輯 ), Copernicus worked out a different theory, which held that the plas went around the sun. Copernicus did not announce his did not want to make he could not hide the scientific he talked about his theory with his friends,who strongly advised him to have his work great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the very end of his saw the first copy on the day he died, May 24,1543. 1. Which of the following is TRUE about Copernicus? A. He had two brothers and a sister. B. He used to be called Niklas Koppernigk. C. He lost his father soon after he was born. D. He spent 10 years at the University of Cracow. 2. From the passage we can see that “astronomy” is ________. A.