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Baltic |
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 Farmland. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
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Treelined road. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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The small town of Elblag. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Elblag is a transport hub for the Baltic coast. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Brick church. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Traditional houses. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Tram. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Russian Orthodox church. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
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Road near Frombork. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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The town of Frombork. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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Frombork is picturesque. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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Water tower. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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St Adalbert's Church. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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Frombork is on the Baltic coast. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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The town is 15km from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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Bus shelter with a mural of Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The centre of Frombork is Cathedral Hill. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The hill is a UNESCO World Heritage site as the Polish astronomer Mikolai Kopernik (known in Latin as Nicholas Copernicus) lived and worked here. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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Clock. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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Modern statue of Nicholas Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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Detail of Nicholas Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The hill is surrounded by a wall with gates. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The wall. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The fortified main gate of Cathedral Hill. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The walls from the main gate. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The main square. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The walls from the main square. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The enormous red brick Cathedral dates from the 13th century. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The 90m long Cathedral and the Bishops' Palace. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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There are four slim octagonal towers dating from 1388. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The stone carved entrance to the Cathedral. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The Cathedral is the largest Warmian church in Poland. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Stained glass windows. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The organ (1680s) is a replacement for one looted by Sweden in 1626. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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One of several altars in the cathedral. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The pipes of the organ. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Statue of Polish astronomer, Nicholas Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The coffin of Nicholas Copernicus who died in 1543. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Nicholas Copernicus developed the sun centred theory of the universe in Frombork while working as a priest. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The Heliocentric System has the Earth moving around the Sun like the other planets. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Decorated altars. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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One of the stations of the cross. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Small shrine. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The large marble altar dates from 1750. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Baptism font. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Wooden choir. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Tombstone from 1416 used as a floor slab. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Detail of tombstone skeleton. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Ceiling. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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Polyptych dating from 1504. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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The complex has many buildings. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
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Wall sun dial. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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The former Bishops' Palace is now a museum dedicated to Copernicus Museum. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Lithograph portrait of Copernicus (early 20th century). |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Etching of Copernicus Museum from 1923. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Medals commemorating the publication of Copernicus' book "On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres". |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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20th century medals. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Medals commemorating the 450th anniversary of the death of Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Medal from 1989, Frombork. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Medal from 1987. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Medals from the United States of America. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Medal from 1960 with the Polish name of Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Portrait of Copernicus (1873) at his observatory in Frombork. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Detail of Copernicus in Frombork showing the Heliocentric System. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Copy of a portrait of Copernicus from the original in Torun. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Portrait from 1587. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Bust from 1873. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Portrait from 1574. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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"The House of Copernicus", 19th century. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Copy of the "Almagest" by Claudius Ptolemy in Greek which describes the Geocentric System, 1220. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Annotated Latin version of the "Almagest". |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Drawings of the Geocentric System before Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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1509 etching of Copernicus explaining his new system in Krakow. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Calculations based on the Heliocentric model from 1519. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Copernicus' book, "On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres" showing the Heliocentric System. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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The Geocentric System was approved by the Catholic Church late into the 16th century. Denying the system was a heresy. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Calendar based on the Heliocentric System. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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The Geocentric System has the Sun, Moon and planets orbiting the Earth with the planets moving in epicycles. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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The simpler Heliocentric System has the planets including the Earth moving around the Sun. Only the Moon continues moving around the Earth. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Compass from the 17th century. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Device for measuring the altitude of the Sun. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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16th century etching of Ptolemy whose book, "Almagest" ("The Greatest" in Arabic), championed the Geocentric System. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe was the last of the naked eye observers. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Italian mathematician, Galileo Galilei discovered evidence for the Heliocentric System in 1610. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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John Kepler discovered the three laws of planetary motion including eliptical orbits. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Isaac Newton explained the motions of the planets with his Theory of Gravity. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Money with Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Modern money with Copernicus. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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German 10 pfennigs note from 1921. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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18th century statuette of Saint Roch. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Peregrin Warmiensis, the founder of the cathedral. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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1648 book by John Beyer, who gave the stars the modern designations currently used. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Book by John Kepler ("Concerning the New Star", 1606). |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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"Sky Atlas" by John Gabriel Doppelmayer (1742). |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Book by Tycho Brahe, 1602. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Atlas by Gerard Mercator after whom the Mercator Projection is named. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Portrait of Nicholas Copernicus, 1843. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Portrait of Nicholas Copernicus, 19th century. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Relief of Nicholas Copernicus, 1909. |
2022 |
| Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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Portrait of Nicholas Copernicus, 1923. |
2022 |
