A 500-year-old copper compass was found underground in the town of Frombork, where famous astronomer Copernicus once resided. The compass is only the third of its kind to be found in Poland.

ROMBORK, Poland -- -- FROMBORK, Poland -- This Baltic coastal village prides itself as the hometown of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer and scientific revolutionary who showed that the Earth ...

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The 500-year-old compass is a two-pronged metal device that scientists used for precise measurements in cartography, geometry and astronomy.

Researchers discovered a 500-year-old compass in a hidden chamber in Frombork, Poland, possibly used by Copernicus, shedding light on his astronomical work.

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

The team gathered at the garden of the former residence of Nicolaus Copernicus in Frombork, according to an Aug. 6 news release from Science in Poland. The famous 16th century astronomer lived and ...

Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero yesterday, nearly 500 years after he ...

The team gathered at the garden of the former residence of Nicolaus Copernicus in Frombork, according to an Aug. 6 news release from Science in Poland. The famous 16th century astronomer lived and ...

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The team gathered at the garden of the former residence of Nicolaus Copernicus in Frombork, according to an Aug. 6 news release from Science in Poland. The famous 16th century astronomer lived and ...

The team gathered at the garden of the former residence of Nicolaus Copernicus in Frombork, according to an Aug. 6 news release from Science in Poland. The famous 16th century astronomer lived and ...