Medieval Town of Torun
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| Medieval Town of Torun[480×321] Publishing origin | |
| Medieval Town of Toruń[500×358] Russian Spanish Medieval Town of Torun | Nomination File More pictures Publishing origin | |
| torun06 jpg[442×576] church shadow of the church steeple In Toruñ is a university named for the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus born in the city Toruñ was chartered in 1233 The treaties of 1411 and Publishing origin | |
| torun03 jpg[576×455] Copernicus Copernicus was born on February 19 1473 in Thorn now Toruñ Poland to a family of merchants and municipal officials Copernicus s maternal uncle Bishop £ukasz Publishing origin | |
| torun04 jpg[504×385] and law Before he left his uncle had him appointed a church administrator in Frauenberg now Frombork this was a post with financial responsibilities but no priestly duties In January 1497 Copernicus began to study canon law at the University of Bologna while living in the home of a mathematics professor Domenico Maria de Novara Copernicus s geographical Publishing origin | |
| torun14 jpg[576×486] And so Copernicus without completing his medical studies received a doctorate in canon law from Ferrara in 1503 and then returned to Poland to take up his administrative duties open confessional From 1503 to 1510 Copernicus lived in his uncle s bishopric palace in Lidzbark Warminski assisting in the administration of the diocese and in the conflict against the Publishing origin | |
| torun16 jpg[504×479] the Celestial Spheres which was finished by 1530 but was first published by a Lutheran printer in Nürnberg Germany just before Copernicus s death in 1543 Text from Microsoft Encarta kids playing Publishing origin | |
| torun11 jpg[333×576] a shop ornate building Publishing origin | |
| torun09 jpg[384×576] local ruler Publishing origin | |
| torun10 jpg[375×576] of the accuracy of the Geography of the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy Together the two men observed the occultation the eclipse by the moon of the star Aldebaran on March 9 1497 In 1500 Copernicus lectured on astronomy in Rome The following year he gained permission to study medicine at Padua the university where Galileo taught nearly a century later It was Publishing origin |
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