Take a look The 400-year-old tool looks similar to drafting compasses ... from Science in Poland and Facebook posts from the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum and Warmińska Grupa Eksploracyjna.

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Far back in 1508, with only limited tools at his disposal, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system ...

In 1508, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system that transformed the way we view the universe. This bold theory, contrary to the geocentric ...

It's common knowledge that Nicolaus Copernicus was a great astronomer. He developed the heliocentric theory, which brought about a revolution in the world of science. From that moment, the way people ...

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first to demonstrate that the earth orbited the sun, upsetting the prevailing notion that the earth was the center of the cosmos. But the Polish astronomer died in ...

Did Copernicus borrow his cosmological theory from an earlier Muslim scientist? New research finds striking resemblance between Copernicus’s heliocentric treatise and a Muslim scientist’s cosmological ...

A selection of postage stamps featuring Nicolaus Copernicus. The five hundredth anniversary of the scientist's birth was celebrated around the world. Commemorative postage stamps were issued in dozens ...

Named for Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, the Copernicus Science Centre is where budding scientists can learn more about topics like electricity, light and engineering. In addition to hands ...

Whatts uppp… I am Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer, scientist and priest, and I am the man who has put the Sun at the centre of the Universe! So I know my BIG theory is a little ...