Nicolaus Copernicus buried again

May 24, 2010

Polish astronomer was buried for the second time yesterday, in the Catholic church of, Poland. Copernicus is considered the founder of modern astronomy, and known for declaring that the Earth revolved 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 testing, which confirmed it was Copernicus, who died in 1543.

His funeral was presided over by Archbishop. 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 University. In his work he demonstrated, through mathematical and astronomical calculations, that the planets –including Earth– rotated around the Sun.