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... Polish People's Re­public, launched Intercosmos Copernicus 500 from Kapustin Yar to mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Polish scientist Nicolaus Copernicus . The satellite entered orbit with a 1518-km (943.2-m ) apogee, 199-km (123.7-mi) perigee, 102.1-min period, and 48.4° inclina­tion. Copernicus 500-built ...

... issued an eight-cent stamp commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus . First-day ceremonies, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation, were held ... . The first-day flight cover featured a photo of Orbiting Astronomy Satellite OAO 3, named Copernicus and launched by NASA Aug. 21, 1972. ''(uses Philatelic Release 8; Flight cover)'' Exclusive astronaut ...

... describing the motions of the planets as seen from Earth. In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) broke with Ptolemy’s theory and advocated a ''heliocentric '' (“Sun-centered”) model of ... patterns, with emphasis on trying to mathematically explain the orbit of the planet Mars. Like Copernicus before him, Kepler originally believed the orbits of the planets to be perfect circles, again ...

... for Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Launch of OAO-C, scheduled for August, would inaugurate U.S. contribution to worldwide Copernican celebration feting 500th anniversary of Feb. 14, 1473, birth of Copernicus, OAO-C ...

... passed H.R. 1026 requesting President to proclaim Feb. 19, 1973, "Nicolaus Copernicus Day," marking quinquecentennial of birth of Polish astronomer Copernicus. ''(CR, 7/27/72, D833)'' June 1972 June July 1972 July ...

... ). ''(Av Wk, 2/19/73, 15)'' Five hundredth anniversary of the birth of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus , who was the first to propound the theory that the earth moved around the sun ... universe, separated from us by uncountable light years and perhaps exceeding our species in understanding. Copernicus thus should be honored today both as the founder of modern science and as a ...

... in Earth-centered concentric orbits. Aristarchus of Samos (c. 280 BCE, almost 2000 years before Copernicus and Galileo) was one of the first to propose a heliocentric or sun-centered universe ... Death in Europe brought the beginning of the Renaissance, and soon a scientific revolution emerged. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) again proposed a heliocentric theory of the universe, but Protestants and Catholics alike ...

... L. Greenstein of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories and Dr. Antoni Stawikowski of the Nicolaus Copernicus University of Poland working at Palomar Observatory . "This lends credence," said Dr. Greenstein, "to the ...

... )'' The House passed H.J.R. 5 to designate the week of April 23 as Nicolaus Copernicus Week, marking the quinquicentennial of the pioneer astron­omer's birth. ''(CR, 3/22/73 ...

... space flight.” ''(Transcript)'' President Nixon issued Proclamation 4206 designating the week of April 23 as Nicolaus Copernicus Week in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Polish astronomer's birth. He said ...

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