Renowned astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus' birthday has been put up specially as a Google doodle on the search engine's home page to mark his 540th birthday.
Nicolaus Copernicus had devised the revolutionary concept that planets revolve around the Sun.
Born on February 19, 1473 in Poland, Nicolaus Copernicus expounded the heliocentric theory that proved the Sun lies at centre of the universe. The theory put an end to the then prevalent notion that the Sun revolves around the earth – his views were not welcomed by the Church and the astronomer was hounded for much of life.
Today's Google doodle showcases Sun at the centre of the universe and other planets revolving around it.
The third letter of Google's logo 'O' is represented by the sun in the doodle. Read More >>>
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