Print This Page Print This Page

Our Polish Heritage – Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?

Posted on 16. Jan, 2008 by Polka Stella in Polish History

Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 – 1543) was Polish astronomer and mathematician who was a proponent of the view of an Earth in daily motion about its axis and in yearly motion around a stationary sun.

“Nicolaus Copernicus” is the Latin version of the famous astronomer’s name which he chose later in his life. The original form of his name was Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Koppernigk.

Click here for a full biography on this great Polish Ancestor

Tags: ,


Fatal error: Call to undefined method socialize_this::show_social_icons() in /home/sanok2001/polkastella.com/wp-content/themes/busybee/single.php on line 60