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NICOLAUS COPERNICUS was born on February 19, 1473, in Toruii (Thorn), a town situated on the Vistula, in the north-west of Poland; the 45oth anniversary of the birthday of the great astronomer occurred thus on Monday, February 19, and was celebrated in many parts of Poland with much solemnity. Impressive ceremonies were held in Warsaw, Wilno, Poznan, L6dz, Wloclawek, and Kieke; in the Jagellonian University of Cracow (where' for four years, 1491–1495, Copernicus was an undergraduate) the celebrations in commemoration of the anniversary will be held at a later date, probably in May.
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Polish Celebrations of the 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Copernicus. Nature 111, 515 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111515b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/111515b0