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Title: 'Body of Copernicus' identified
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BBC News
URL Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4405958.stm
Published: Nov 4, 2005
Author: BBC
Post Date: 2005-11-04 21:37:42 by robin
Keywords: Copernicus, identified, Body
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Comments: 3
Nicolaus Copernicus' 16th century theory that the Earth orbits the Sun was a key scientific development. A skull and partial remains were discovered two months ago in Frombork Cathedral in north-eastern Poland. A computer-generated reconstruction of the man's face bears a strong enough resemblance to portraits of Copernicus to convince the scientists. Piercing eyes The remains were examined by specialists at the central crime laboratory in the Polish capital, Warsaw. They found it was the skull of a man who had died aged 60-70. Copernicus died in 1543 aged 70. Their computer-generated reconstruction shows a white-haired man with a large nose and a small scar above one of his piercing eyes. Copernicus lived and worked at Frombork cathedral. For many years he was canon there and only carried out his astronomical studies in his spare time. But despite several archaeological searches, his grave was never located - until last summer's apparent breakthrough.
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Scientists say they have probably solved the mystery of where the father of modern astronomy was buried. 
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#1. To: All (#0)
I think I know who could play the part, although at 6'7" he's a little tall: Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. – Donald Rumsfeld
It's interesting to me to see the reconstructions of people's faces who lived long ago. I saw the one of King Tut in National Geographic which was neat. The top of his head looked kind of flat though, didn't know if that was a computer error of some sort or if the top of his head was indeed flat for some reason.
Also in criminal investigations. It is interesting. I never noticed Tut's head being an odd shape. I'll look next time I see it.
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. – Donald Rumsfeld
James Cromwell
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#3. To: Diana (#2)
It's interesting to me to see the reconstructions of people's faces who lived long ago.
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