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Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Renaissance polymath and astronomer.
Copernicus , Kopernik or Kopernikus may also refer to:
Science
OAO-3 Copernicus , an orbiting astronomical observatory (X-ray and UV) launched on 21 August 1972
Copernicus Programme , a joint initiative of the European Commission and European Space Agency
Copernicus Science Centre , Warsaw, Poland
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center , an observatory and science center in Vestal, New York
Copernicium , element 112
Copernicus (star) , also known as 55 Cancri A in the 55 Cancri binary star system
Copernicus Award , a Polish-German scientific award offered jointly by the Foundation for Polish Science and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
Entertainment
Other uses
Copernicus (lunar crater) , a crater on the Moon
Copernicus (Martian crater)
Copernicus (yacht) , a 1973 Polish yacht
Copernicus Cup , an annual indoor track and field competition
Copernicus Festival , a science festival held every May
Copernicus Foundation , a non-profit organization in Chicago
Copernicus Peak , the highest peak of Mount Hamilton, California
Wrocław Airport , formerly known as Wrocław Copernicus Airport, Poland
DFS Kopernikus , German TV satellites of the 1990s
Index Copernicus , an online database of user-contributed information
Kopernik (organization) , a non-profit headquartered in Indonesia
See also
Topics referred to by the same term