Commemoration

To commemorate the great astronomer his name was given to many institutions, places and things. Below you will find some examples of them.

Institutions

There are many Copernicus' schools, hospitals or even hotels in Poland and all over the world.

Nicolaus Copernicus University is located in Toruń. It was named after Nicolaus Copernicus who was born in this town in 1473. It is one of the biggest univeristies in Poland.

Copernicus Science Center was opened in 2005 in Warsaw. It is an interactive science museum. The Centre is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe. The Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium is an integral part of the Centre.

The Heavens of Copernicus

The tower in Frombork is believed to be where Copernicus worked and studied the stars. It was the first place to be opened as a museum to him in 1912 and these days it contains a small exhibition showing how it might have looked in Copernicus' time.

Copernicus' Tower in Frombork

Copernicus' craters and a planetoid

There are two craters named after Copernicus. One is located on the Moon, and the other one is on Mars. The plantoid 1322, discovered in 1934 was also named after the astronomer.

Copernicus (lunar crater) from Apollo 12

Copernicus- martian crater

A chemical element

Copernicium is a synthetic chemical element with symbol Cn and atomic number 112. It was first created in 1996.

An airport

Copernicus Airport Wrocław

Coins and banknotes

A Polish coin from 1969

A banknote was used in  Poland in 1975-1996

A commemorative coin (50 $ NZD) from 2015

Plants

A rose called "Mikołaj Kopernik"

Clematis called "Mikołaj Kopernik"

Food and drinks

Polish gingerbread from "Kopernik Toruń" factory

Beer

Copernicus vodka

Co- author: Natalia Piątek, 2R