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any scientiﬁc institutes, schools, spaceships, craters, means of transport, plants, food products, artworks, oﬅen surprising animate and inanimate objects are named aﬅer the great astronomer, e.g.: • large crater on the Moon (107 km diameter); • large crater on Mars (292 km diameter); • planetoid no 1322 discovered in 1934 in Heidelberg (goes around the Sun in 3 years 282 days); • US satellite “OAO-3 Copernicus” (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), 1972; • Soviet-Polish satellite “Kopernik 500” (measured the radiation of the Sun and ionosphere), 1973; • chemical element Copernicum (Cn); • Polish hydrographic ship OBR “Kopernik”, yacht “Copernicus”, cruise ships; • aeroplane PLL LOT Ił-62 “Mikołaj Kopernik”; • Wrocław-Strachowice Copernicus Airport; • Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; • Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, planetarium in Brussels; • Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences; • Copernicus House in Toruń; • rose and clematis “Mikołaj Kopernik”, the genus of 24 species of palms; • bills and coins with the portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus; • gingerbreads manufactured by Kopernik Confectionery Factory S.A., one of the oldest in Europe (founded in 1763); • “Kopernik” beer brewed by Amber Brewery in Bielkówek (Pomerania region); • vodka “Copernicus” manufactured by Kopernik Liquor Manufactory in Toruń; • Kopernik Federal Bank in the USA, founded in 1924; • Symphony No 2 by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Poland), opera by Claude Vivier (Canada); • computer programme Copernic Desktop Search, “Copernicus” computer game. Large impact crater Copernicus on the Moon US satellite “OAO-3 Copernicus” (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory) for ultraviolet and X-ray observations; used in 1972–1981 Rose “Mikołaj Kopernik” bred in 1969 by Bolesław Wituszyński, light pink, flower diameter 8–10 cm, fragrant, 2012, Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden – Centre for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin Banner of Nicolaus Copernicus State Male Gymnasium in Toruń (now General Secondary School No 1); in 1568, the City School at the Basilica of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist in Toruń, where Nicolaus Copernicus is believed to have started his education, was transformed into Schola Thoruniensis; in 1926 it was named after Nicolaus Copernicus Clematis “Mikołaj Kopernik”, violet with pinkish tint in summer, flower diameter ca. 15 cm; holds to props with petioles; prefers sunny locations, 2012, Clematis Plant Nursery Passenger ship MF “Kopernik” constructed in 1977 in Bergen; thoroughly modernised in 1993; since 2007 owned by a Polish ship agent, operates on the Świnoujście–Ystad line 1000-zloty bill with Nicolaus Copernicus image modelled on the Toruń original; in circulation in 1975–1996; issued three times, in 1975, 1979 and 1982; in 1965 a bill with the same image and nominal value was also issued and it circulated in 1966–1978, 2012 “Kopernik” gingerbreads manufactured by Kopernik Confectionery Factory S.A. in Toruń, one of the oldest companies in the region (founded in 1763 by Johann Weese) and the oldest one operating until today; the factory is the largest producer of gingerbreads and wafers in Poland; the modern manufacturing technology is based on old recipes from the 16th century, 2012 Chemical element 112: Copernicium (Cn) from the group of transition metals of the periodic system; first created in a Darmstadt laboratory in 1996; the name was officially confirmed by IUPAC on 19 February 2010 10-zloty coin with Nicolaus Copernicus image modelled on the Toruń original; in circulation in 1959–1977; issued in 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1965, 2012 FAME

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Page 1: FAME · 2013-11-27 · • computer programme Copernic Desktop Search, “Copernicus” computer game. US satellite “OAO-3 Copernicus” (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory) Large

any scientific institutes, schools, spaceships, craters, means of transport, plants, food products, artworks, often surprising animate and inanimate objects are named after the great astronomer, e.g.:

• largecraterontheMoon(107kmdiameter);• largecrateronMars(292kmdiameter);• planetoid no 1322 discovered in 1934 in Heidelberg (goes around the Sunin3years282days);• USsatellite“OAO-3Copernicus”(OrbitingAstronomicalObservatory),1972;• Soviet-Polishsatellite“Kopernik500”(measured theradiationof theSunandionosphere),1973;• chemicalelementCopernicum(Cn);• PolishhydrographicshipOBR“Kopernik”,yacht“Copernicus”,cruiseships;• aeroplanePLLLOTIł-62“MikołajKopernik”;• Wrocław-StrachowiceCopernicusAirport;• NicolausCopernicusUniversityinToruń;• CopernicusScienceCentreinWarsaw,planetariuminBrussels;• NicolausCopernicusAstronomicalCentreofthePolishAcademyofSciences;• CopernicusHouseinToruń;• roseandclematis“MikołajKopernik”,thegenusof24speciesofpalms;• billsandcoinswiththeportraitofNicolausCopernicus;• gingerbreadsmanufacturedbyKopernikConfectioneryFactoryS.A.,oneoftheoldestinEurope(foundedin1763);• “Kopernik”beerbrewedbyAmberBreweryinBielkówek(Pomeraniaregion);• vodka“Copernicus”manufacturedbyKopernikLiquorManufactoryinToruń;• KopernikFederalBankintheUSA,foundedin1924;• SymphonyNo2byHenrykMikołajGórecki(Poland),operabyClaudeVivier(Canada);• computerprogrammeCopernicDesktopSearch,“Copernicus”computergame.

LargeimpactcraterCopernicusontheMoonUSsatellite“OAO-3Copernicus”(OrbitingAstronomicalObservatory)forultravioletandX-rayobservations;usedin1972–1981

Rose “Mikołaj Kopernik” bred in 1969by Bolesław Wituszyński, light pink,f lower diameter 8–10 cm, fragrant, 2012,Polish Academy of Sciences BotanicalGarden – Centre for Biological DiversityConservationinPowsin

Banner of Nicolaus Copernicus State MaleGymnasium inToruń (nowGeneral SecondarySchool No 1); in 1568, the City School at theBasilica of St John the Baptist and St John theEvangelistinToruń,whereNicolausCopernicusis believed to have started his education, wastransformed into ScholaThoruniensis; in 1926itwasnamedafterNicolausCopernicus

Clematis “MikołajKopernik”, violetwithpinkishtintinsummer,flowerdiameterca.15cm;holdstopropswithpetioles;preferssunnylocations,2012,ClematisPlantNursery

PassengershipMF“Kopernik”constructedin1977in Bergen; thoroughlymodernised in 1993; since2007ownedbyaPolishshipagent,operatesontheŚwinoujście–Ystadline

1000-zlotybillwithNicolausCopernicusimagemodelledontheToruńoriginal; in circulation in1975–1996; issued three times,in1975,1979and1982; in1965abillwiththesameimageandnominalvaluewasalsoissuedanditcirculatedin1966–1978,2012

“Kopernik” gingerbreads manufactured byKopernik Confectionery Factory S.A. in Toruń,oneoftheoldestcompaniesintheregion(foundedin 1763 by Johann Weese) and the oldest oneoperating until today; the factory is the largestproducerofgingerbreadsandwafersinPoland;themodern manufacturing technology is based on old recipesfromthe16thcentury,2012

Chemical element 112: Copernicium (Cn)from the group of transition metals of the periodicsystem;firstcreatedinaDarmstadtlaboratoryin1996;thenamewasofficiallyconfirmedbyIUPACon19February2010

10-zloty coinwithNicolausCopernicusimagemodelledon the Toruń original; incirculation in 1959–1977;issued in 1959, 1961, 1962and1965,2012

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