Researchers discovered a 500-year-old compass in a hidden chamber in Frombork, Poland, possibly used by Copernicus, shedding light on his astronomical work.

Zorjana Polenik of the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork said the compass dates back to the same century as Copernicus himself.

An amateur archaeology organization in Poland discovered a 500-year-old compass that may have belonged to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

A 500-year-old compass thought to have belonged to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been found in a castle in Poland. The compass, made of copper-alloy, was found by amateur archaeologists, who ...

To mark the 540th birth date of Polish Renaissance mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, Google has created an animated doodle on its homepage depicting the solar system as described ...

Google's Doodle for February 19 is a stately animation of the movement of the planets around the sun. The lovely diagram illustrates the theories of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer ...

Genetic testing has confired the identity of Nicolaus Copernicus’ remains, and suggests that modern astronomy’s father had bright blue eyes. His bones were found four years ago under a Roman ...

Google honored famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus on Tuesday (Feb. 19), with a dynamic "doodle" to honor the scientist's 540th birthday.

Zorjana Polenik of the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork said the compass dates back to the same century as Copernicus himself.