Nicolaus Copernicus

Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God, by Jan Matejko. Source: Public Domain

6 January, 2024 - 23:59 ancient origins

The Strange Story of the Grave of Copernicus

Darius von Guttner Sporzynski/The Conversation Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance...

Finding the Grave of Nicolaus Copernicus - Heretic Turned National Hero

30 December, 2020 - 13:45 Caleb Strom

Finding the Grave of Nicolaus Copernicus - Heretic Turned National Hero

Today, Nicolaus Copernicus is hailed by many historians as the originator of heliocentrism, one of the first steps towards modern cosmology and away from the Aristotelian cosmology which had...