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Copernicus' Life
Copernicus' education was typical of the main "thinkers" of the 15 – 18th century, he was well recognized in many different fields of academic achievement. When he was only 18 he left the polish school of St. John Torun, to continue his education and obtain a masters of art at the University of Krakow.
Many people from the twentieth century would think their schooling is now over and its time to get a job, However Copernicus was not like many people, he then went to the University of Bologna to get a Law Degree. After two degree's and ten years of his life later he decided it wasn't enough so he studied medicine at the University of Padua. If that wasn't enough, he finally got a doctorate in cannon law at Ferrara.
After his education was finished (I guess with people who have a love for learning its never finished) he moved on to become the private physician to the bishop, his uncle. He had been living with his uncle since he was ten years old, after the......

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