Copernican Revolution Earth from the center of the universe, set the heavenly bodies in rotation around the Sun, and introduced Earth's daily rotation on its axis. While Copernicus's work sparked the "Copernican Revolution", it did not mark its end. In fact, Copernicus's own system had multiple shortcomings that would have to be amended by later astronomers. Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) was a Danish nobleman who was well known as an astronomer in his time. Further advancement in the understanding of the cosmos would require new, more accurate observations than those that Nicolaus Copernicus relied on and Tycho made great strides in this area.
William Dalison (died 1546) William Dalison (died 1546) William Dalison (died 1546) of Laughton in the parish of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, was Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1546 and Escheator of Lincolnshire. He was closely associated with the influential Sir William Tyrwhitt of Scotter, whose children and widow he was entrusted with caring for. His brother was Dr. Roger Dalison, Chanter of Lincoln Cathedral. He married Anne Wastneys, a daughter of George Wastneys of Haddon in Nottinghamshire, by whom he had at least two sons and one daughter: His re-used Gothic monument made "circa" 1405, in All Saints' Church, Laughton, Lincolnshire, is inscribed in Latin in