Astronomer Copernicus believed excavated in Polish cathedral

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Astronomer Copernicus believed excavated in Polish cathedral

http://www.physorg.com/news7869.html

The remains of a 70-year-old man were dug up near the altar of the cathedral in Frombork where Copernicus held the office of canon.

A police laboratory in Warsaw used the skull to make a virtual reconstruction of the man's face which resembled portraits of Copernicus, a key figure in the scientific revolution of the 16th century with his heliocentric theory of the solar system.

Archaeologists said a scar on Copernicus' head visible in a portrait corresponded to a mark near the eyebrow on the skull.

"It is very likely that it is the skull of Nicolas Copernicus," said Jerzy Gassowski of the Institute of Anthropology and Archaeology in the central Polish town of Pulutsk, who is directing excavations in the cathedral.

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Fri Nov-04-05 01:01 PM
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1. Who cares?

It's not like my whole life revolves around Copernicus.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

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Fri Nov-04-05 02:30 PM
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6. *snort*

Good one. :thumbsup:

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Fri Nov-04-05 01:04 PM
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2. Great! Now let's extract some DNA, clone him, and then have

fundies denounce his science. Just like the old days.

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Ian David

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Fri Nov-04-05 01:11 PM
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3. Bill Frist calls special session of Congress to re-insert his feeding tube

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Fri Nov-04-05 01:31 PM
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5. LOL!

:rofl:

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Fri Nov-04-05 01:28 PM
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4. Why did they have to dig him up? Can't they let him R.I.P. ???

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Fri Nov-04-05 10:16 PM
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7. "The bishop wanted to make amends"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,14493,1635020,00.html

The team began searching for the astronomer, who lived from 1473 to 1543, after a request from the local bishop. They found the skull in August after a year-long search...

The Catholic church banned his work until the mid-19th century. The astronomer - who wrote entirely in Latin - hit the headlines last year following a row over whether he was German or Polish.

Asked why the Polish Church had asked him to dig up Copernicus, Prof Gassowski said: "I think the bishop wanted to make amends. The church now wants to celebrate him. At the moment there is no monument to show the thousands of tourists who visit the cathedral where he is buried."

He added: "We don't know whether Copernicus spoke German or Polish. The only thing we can say with certainty is that he was a European."

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