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Our Polish Heritage – Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
Posted on 16. Jan, 2008 by Polka Stella.
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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 [...]
