The Nicolaus Copernicus monuments

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PRESENTATION
On the topic: “The Nicolaus Copernicus monuments”
Made by Alina Garbuzova
11 form, school 31, Pyatigorsk, Russia
Teacher: O.A. Panasyuk

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The Nicolaus Copernicus
monument
is
a
real
masterpiece of sculpture
situated in Warsaw, Poland.
It was designed by Bertel
Thorvaldsen in 1822.

3.

The bronze Nicolaus
Copernicus
is
holding a pair of
compasses
and
armillary sphere, or
astrolabe,
an
important
astronomical
instrument.

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Olsztyn
Kraków
Toruń

5.

Copernicus was an
astronomer
and
mathematician
who
was born in 15th
century. He is known
to be the author of
heliocentric model of
the world.

6.

This model describes the
University with the Sun
in the centre of it.

7.

Copernicus made a lot
for the science of that
time. Many people from
all over the world still
consider him one of the
humanity’s greatest
astronomers. He was
also a talented
mathematician and
economist.

8.

sources
Wikipedia, “Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Warsaw”
Wikipedia, “Nicolaus Copernicus”

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