The strange story of the grave of Copernicus
- Written by: Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University
Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (1873)Jan Matejko / Wikimedia CommonsNicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man, he also practised as a mathematician, engineer, author, economic theorist and medical doctor.
Upon his...