Literature

Literature

Copernicus interest in Greek literature

  • Teresa Borawska
  • Nicolaus Copernicus University

His interest in astronomy and in the humanities called for mastery of ancient Greek. 

Translation of Simocatta Letters

  • Teresa Borawska
  • Nicolaus Copernicus University

It is not known for certain when exactly Copernicus started translating Simocattas Letters

Copernicus as Latin writer

  • Tadeusz Bieńkowski
  • Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Making a few remarks about the way Nicolaus Copernicus wrote, I would like to state from the outset that among the many aspects comprising the subject at hand, I will focus solely on Copernicus' ideological motivations for writing and his formal image as a Latin author.