Bust of Copernikus inside the Frombork Cathedral. (Focus on Copernicus.)
View from the right to the altar (focus on foreground). Nicolaus Copernicus was buried in the Cathedral of Frombork. On November 3, 2005, archeologists announced that in August they had recovered Copernicus' skull. -- Copernicus (February 19, 1473 - May 24, 1543) was a famous astronomer. His theory about the Sun as the center of the Universe is the fundamental starting point of modern astronomy.
Size: 5620px × 3761px
Location: PL, Poland, Region Elbing, Former East Prussia, Frombork, Polen, Ostpreussen, Frauenburg
Photo credit: © Andreas Ehrhard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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