Illustration
A 19th century CE painting by Jan Matejko of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543 CE), the Polish astronomer who famously proposed that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun in a heliocentric system.
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Original image by Jan Matejko. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 23 October 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Matejko, J. (2020, October 23). Nicolaus Copernicus by Jan Matejko. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13007/nicolaus-copernicus-by-jan-matejko/
Chicago Style
Matejko, Jan. "Nicolaus Copernicus by Jan Matejko." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 23, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13007/nicolaus-copernicus-by-jan-matejko/.
MLA Style
Matejko, Jan. "Nicolaus Copernicus by Jan Matejko." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Oct 2020. Web. 20 Nov 2024.
