The World Copernican Congress organised on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus’ birth by Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) in Toruń, Jagiellonian University and the University of Warmia and Mazury, as well as the Institute of the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been concluded.

“Our congress universe created and popularised an image of Copernicus, his life and work, and the fields of science he was involved in. The congress has made us realise that Copernicus, a figure known to everyone, still remains a mystery, there are many riddles and white spots in his life, a lot of conjecture and painstaking historical work based on very scarce sources and partial accounts”, says the rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Professor Andrzej Sokala

The congress began on 19 February in Toruń, where Copernicus was born and grew up. In May, the proceedings moved to Kraków, where he studied, and in June to Olsztyn – the heart of Warmia, with which the scientist was connected for the last 40 years of his life. In September, the congress returned to Toruń.

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