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  • Castle in Olsztyn
    • Creator: Witold Chmielewski (photo)
    • Description: Castle in Olsztyn, former property of the Warmian chapter, where Copernicus resided in 1516–1521 when performing the duties of general administrator of the estates owned by the Warmian chapter
  • Castle in Olsztyn – administrator’s chamber
    • Creator: Witold Chmielewski (photo)
    • Description: This chamber, with its impressive diamond vault, served Copernicus as his residence during his stay in Olsztyn
  • Cathedral hill in Frombork
    • Creator: Witold Chmielewski (photo)
  • Copernicus Tower in Frombork
    • Creator: Witold Chmielewski (photo)
    • Description: This corner tower, part of the cathedral hill defence system, belonged to Copernicus in 1503–1543
  • Copernicus’ astronomical table
    • Creator: Witold Chmielewski (photo)
    • Description: Copernicus created this astronomical table during his stay in Olsztyn past 1516. The astronomer used the table to compute the course of the sun entering an equinoctial point

Contact

Nicolaus Copernicus University Library
Gagarina 13
87-100 Toruń
Poland

International Centre for Copernican Studies
Bojarskiego 1
87-100 Toruń
Poland

About the project

Partnership

Urząd Miasta Torunia

Copernicus 550

World Copernican Congress

 

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