In Poland, archaeologists came across a 500-year-old compass that may have belonged to Nicolaus Copernicus, who is known for constructing a model of the universe that placed the sun at the center ...

This story is a collaboration with Popular Mechanics. Far back in 1508, with only limited tools at his disposal, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system ...

The Sun Moved—and So Did the World Nicolaus Copernicus lived in Frombork for nearly 30 years, starting in 1510, after studying at the University of Kraków and other European institutions.

An amateur archaeology organization in Poland discovered a 500-year-old compass that may have belonged to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

A 500-year-old compass thought to have belonged to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been found in a castle in Poland. The compass, made of copper-alloy, was found by amateur archaeologists, who ...

Meet Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nicolaus Copernicus proposed his theory that ...

Her debut, “And the Sun Stood Still,” tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus’ theory that the Earth orbits the sun and not the other way around. It plays at Boulder’s Dairy Center for the ...

Genetic testing has confired the identity of Nicolaus Copernicus’ remains, and suggests that modern astronomy’s father had bright blue eyes. His bones were found four years ago under a Roman ...

The Sun Moved—and So Did the World Nicolaus Copernicus lived in Frombork for nearly 30 years, starting in 1510, after studying at the University of Kraków and other European institutions.