Nicolaus Copernicus vs Piri Reis

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Compare the life timelines of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1473 to 1543.

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Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543)

  1. — Born in Toruń, Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland Verified
  2. — Enrolled at the University of Kraków Verified
  3. — Circulated the Commentariolus, an early sketch of his heliocentric theory
  4. — Published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium Verified
  5. — Died in Frombork, Poland Verified

Piri Reis (1465–1553)

  1. — Born in Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire Verified
  2. — Began seafaring under his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis Verified
  3. — Entered official Ottoman naval service with Kemal Reis Verified
  4. — Drew his first world map, an early surviving map showing the Americas Verified
  5. — Presented his world map to Sultan Selim I in Egypt Verified
  6. — Completed the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation) Verified
  7. — Produced his second world map Verified
  8. — Appointed commander of the Ottoman Indian Ocean fleet Verified
  9. — Led the Ottoman campaign against Portuguese-held Muscat and Hormuz Verified
  10. — Executed in Cairo Verified