Nicolaus Copernicus/Nationality - Memorials

Memorials

  • Copernicus (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon
  • Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 2 (the "Copernican"), Op. 31, composed in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Copernicus' birth

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