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30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, likely independently of Aristarchus of Samos, who had formulated such a model about 18 centuries earlier. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and…

30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance, whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history and cartography. He has been called the father of paleontology, ichnology and architecture, and is widely seen as one of the greatest…