His work as a church administrator supported this man’s scientific work.
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Edward Jenner
Nicolaus Copernicus, who disputed Ptolemy’s long-accepted theory that the earth is the unmoving center of the universe. Copernicus believed the earth moves rapidly through space. His uncle was a bishop who assisted Copernicus in securing his position in the church.