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Nicolaus Copernicus buried again
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May 24, 2010
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Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was buried for the second time
yesterday, in the Catholic church of Frombork, Poland. Copernicus is
considered the founder of modern astronomy, and known for declaring that
the Earth rotated around the Sun, contrary to popular belief at the
time.

His body was discovered and exhumed in 2005 by Polish archaeologists in
a nameless tomb in the same church. After the extraction, the body was
sent for DNA testing, which confirmed it was Copernicus, who died in
1543.

His funeral was presided over by Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk.  In his
time, Copernicus was considered a heretic due to his theory, which was
published shortly before his death.

He studied in the Kraków University and in the Bologne University.  In
his work ''De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium'' he demonstrated,
through mathematical and astronomical calculations, that the planets  --
including Earth --  rotated around the Sun.

== Sources ==
* http://www.lavanguardia.es/cultura/noticias/20100522/53932874047/los-restos-de-copernico-reciben-sepultura-en-polonia.html 
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/cultura_sociedad/2010/05/100522_0151_entierro_copernico_polonia_jg.shtml 



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