Portrait of Copernicus
Date
1682
Sitter
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1543, German, Polish) , Astronomer
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p5
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 284mm
width (page): 158mm
width (page): 158mm
Subject
Description
Portrait engraving of Nicolaus Copernicus, as printed in Isaac Bullart, Académie des sciences et des Arts (Amsterdam: Elzevier, 1682), vol. II, p. 75.
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a mathematician and astronomer born in current-day Poland, who formulated a heliocentric system of the universe.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a mathematician and astronomer born in current-day Poland, who formulated a heliocentric system of the universe.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
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