University of Copenhagen Faculty of Science - The Seal

The Seal

The seal of the faculty contains the following text

Sigilum Facultatis Naturalis
Universitatis Hafniensis
Seal of the Faculty of Nature (i.e. Natural Science)
The University of Copenhagen

which is written in a circle around a stilized rendering of a hafnium atom. Hafnium was discovered at the Faculty in 1923 by Dirk Coster and Georg von Hevesy, and the name of the element is derived from Hafnia which is the Latin name for Copenhagen.

Read more about this topic:  University Of Copenhagen Faculty Of Science

Famous quotes containing the word seal:

    “We have progressively improved into a less spiritual species of tenderness—but the seal is not yet fixed though the wax is preparing for the impression.”
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    “Eyes, look your last.
    Arms, take your last embrace, and lips, O you
    The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
    A dateless bargain to engrossing death.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)