Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was an Earth astronomer of German and Polish origin.

He was one of six Human astronomers honored with a monument located in front of the Griffith Observatory, the others being Hipparchus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton and William Herschel.

The statue furthermore featured a plaque commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the "father of modern astronomy". 

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Nikolaus Kopernikus Nicolas Copernic ニコラウス・コペルニクス