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Copernicus, Torun's most famous son.
Torun, Poland.
Copernicus' theory of the heliocentric universe made a pioneering contribution to modern science. Copernicus opened man to an infinite universe, previously limited by the rotation of the planets and the sun around the Earth, and created an understanding of a world without borders.
Crater Copernicus and some of the Carpates Mountains (Montes Carpatus)
C9.25, F/25, stack of video from Nikon D3100 DSLR
This statue of Nicolaus Copernicus sits near the entrance to the new Planetarium in Montreal, on the grounds of the Olympic Park complex. It has recently been moved to this new location and no plaque or identification had been affixed to it when this was taken. Fortunately, my wife recognized it as Copernicus
Below is a partial quote from another Flickr member's page about the statue:
www.flickr.com/photos/einosierpe/8465730221/
“…the well-known statue of Copernicus in Chaboillez Square, Montreal….
Chaboillez Square is located at the corner of Saint Jacques Street and Peel Street in Montreal.
The statue was erected in 1967. It is a replica of the one in front of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. The original dates back to 1822 and was designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen, a Danish sculptor….”
Apparently there is another one in Chicago at the Adler Planetarium also:
www.flickr.com/photos/rxeman/7740637578/
"Towering over Solidarity Drive in front of the museum's main entrance is an 8 1/2 foot tall bronze statue of astronomical revolutionary Nicolaus Copernicus. It was given to the city of Chicago by The Copernicus Foundation and the Polish-American Congress to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Copernicus' birth in 1973. The monument outside the Adler is a replica, recast from sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's plaster model. The original bronze sculpture was in Warsaw, Poland in front of the Polish Academy of Science until it was destroyed in 1944 during World War II.
The sculpture depicts the scientist gazing to the heavens, holding in his hands two essential tools of early astronomers: a compass and an armillary sphere. According to Bill Wilhelm, Operations Manager at the Adler, the armillary sphere has twice been stolen and is now designed to prevent theft."
According to this Wikepedia article about the statue, it was not destroyed but was damaged during the war and shortly after restored.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus_Monument_in_Warsaw
This document agrees with that account:
www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.founta...
Presumably then, the one standing in Warsaw, Poland which can be seen in these pictures from 2007 and 2011, is the original:
www.flickr.com/photos/bluebeart/4455276227/
www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/5803672066/
The sculpture in Montreal originally at Chaboillez Square (now at the new planetarium) has had considerable restoration done to it. This Wikipedia page about the square has a picture of the statue with a considerable patina on the bronze. The patina has been completely removed (the photo here is in color). Also, the armillary sphere is missing from his left hand. Perhaps this statue suffered the same theft problems as the one in Chicago.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaboillez_Square.
Apparently the statue in Warsaw has also had the same theft problems with the armillary sphere. A caption on a picture on the Wikipedia page about the statue reads: "Copernicus soon after the 2008 theft of his armillary sphere."
However, another photo taken in 2010 of the statue in Chaboillez Square does show the armillary sphere.
spacing.ca/montreal/2010/01/14/photo-du-jour-copernicus/
A little info about the relocation of the statue:
The bust of Copernicus looking towards the camera and the Lovell Telescope away at the Winter Solstice Season events at Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Wroclaw Copernicus Airport -
Port Lotniczy Wrocław im. Mikołaja Kopernika
Location: Strachowice, Wroclaw, Poland
Built: 2009-2012
Architects: JSK Architekci (Poland)
Total area: 40815 m2
Cubature: 328140 m3
Cost: 296 mln PLN
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The earth is not the center of the Universe. Scientific reason over dogma. Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
Copernicus Sentinel-1D has begun its journey and is preparing to leave Europe. It left Thales Alenia Space’s facility in Cannes on Monday, 1 September, and arrived the next day in Turin. From there, it will be flown on an Antonov plane to French Guiana on 10 September.
Sentinel-1D, part of the European Commission’s Copernicus programme, is designed to carry an advanced radar instrument to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface.
It will be launched on an Ariane 6 in Q4 2025.
Credits: ESA - P. Sebirot
Earth's moon Luna, Copernicus crater last days of gibbous before full moon. Early attempt with Sony QX-10 afocal through 17 mm Orion Stratus eyepiece on Orion Skyquest 8" reflector. Post processing with Easy HDR Pro 2.
The victorious group of the 2016 edition of the Copernicus Masters took home prizes worth more than €600 000 in total. These included cash, consulting, data packages and other benefits.
Credits: ©AZO/ A. Valdenebro
The big crater at the top is Copernicus.
Shot with a Canon 6D connected to a 180mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope.
Fuji S 5200 (2009)
The City of Montreal plans to move the Dow Planetarium to a new building next to the Biodome, not far from the Olympic Stadium. According to Helen Fotopoulos, executive committee member responsible for scientific institutions, Montrealers will have to wait three years before they can watch a show in the new Planetarium. Cost of the project is evaluated at $31 million. Major urban development projects in Montréal. The original planetarium will be demolished and the $150,000 Carl Zeiss projector will be destroyed because considered obsolete and power hungry. Fools!
Olsztyn
During 1516–21, Copernicus resided at Olsztyn Castle as economic administrator of Warmia. While there, he wrote a manuscript, Locationes mansorum desertorum (Locations of Deserted Fiefs), with a view to populating those fiefs with industrious farmers and so bolstering the economy of Warmia. When Olsztyn was besieged by the Teutonic Knights during the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–21), Copernicus directed the defense of Olsztyn and Warmia by Royal Polish forces. He also represented the Polish side in the ensuing peace negotiations.