Civic Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba — Canadas Prairie Region (North America)
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Mikołaj Kopernik
1473-1973
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022
1. Nicolaus Copernicus / Mikołaj Kopernik Marker
Presented by
The Canadian-Polish Community of Manitoba
on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his birth
Nicolaus Copernicus Observance Committee Inc.
of Manitoba
Odkrywca Nowσczesnej Astronomii
Ufundowany I Wystawiony Staraniem
Polsko-Kanadyjsko Społeczenstwa
W Prowincji Manitoba
z okazji 500-Letniej Rocznicy urodzin
Mikołaja Kopernika
Erected 1973 by The Canadian-Polish Community of Manitoba.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 19, 1473.
Location. 49° 54.016′ N, 97° 8.239′ W. Marker is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is in Civic Centre. It is on Main Street (Manitoba Route 42/52) just north of James Avenue ( Route 42), on the right when traveling north. Marker and monument are located in the plaza directly in front of the Manitoba Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 190 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 0N2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Manitoba’s Historic Winnipeg. It is also in the Prairies. Globally, it is in
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pantages Theatre (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Bloody Saturday (about 150 meters away); Old City Hall (about 180 meters away); First Salvation Army Meeting West of the Great Lakes (about 180 meters away); Abraham Albert Heaps (about 180 meters away); The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (about 180 meters away); Commemorating Manitoba Theatre Centre's 50th Anniversary (about 180 meters away); The Confederation Building / L'ιdifice de la Confιdιration (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnipeg.
Also see . . . Nicolaus Copernicus / Mikołaj Kopernik.
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. The publication of Copernicus's model(Submitted on February 3, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)in his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, just before his death in 1543, was a major event in the history of science, triggering the Copernican Revolution and making a pioneering contribution to the Scientific Revolution.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 20222. Nicolaus Copernicus / Mikołaj Kopernik(bas-relief sculpture mounted on east side of monument)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022
3. Nicolaus Copernicus / Mikołaj Kopernik Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022
4. Nicolaus Copernicus / Mikołaj Kopernik Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 3, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
