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Who was Domenico Maria de Novara?

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Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus, 1580, from the Town Hall in Toruń, Poland; in the collection of Muzeum Okręgowe w Toruniu (Regional Museum in Toruń). In his book De revolutionibus, he proposed that the Sun was the center of the solar system and that the planets circle the Sun.

Domenico Maria de Novara (1454–1504) was the principal astronomer at the University of Bologna during the late 15th century. He was responsible for issuing annual astrological prognostications for the city, which included forecasts for social groups and Italian princes.1

During his time in Bologna (1496–1500), Nicolaus Copernicus lived in Novara’s house. Copernicus served as an assistant and witness to some of Novara’s observations, gaining significant experience in the practice of astrology. Novara also introduced Copernicus to influential texts, including the Epitoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei by Regiomontanus and the Disputationes adversus astrologianm divinatricenm by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, which helped shape Copernicus's future astronomical studies.1