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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: November 14, 2016
Caption: Nicholaus Copernicus
Additional Description: “Copernicus is depicted in a moment of reflection, dressed in 16th century Polish robes, his eyes turned toward the stars. In his hands he holds the instruments that identify him as an astronomer, an open compass and resting on his knee, an armillary sphere, or model of the solar system.” — SIRIS
Submitted: February 5, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p374819
File Size: 2.738 Megabytes

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