Exhibition marks 550th anniversary of Copernicus' birth
By Yan Dongjie |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2023-11-16 22:17
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The exhibition Man Who Moved the Earth: the 550th Anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus' Birth opened at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing on Thursday, 480 years after the publication of his landmark book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
During the exhibition, a rare second edition copy of On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, published in 1566, and limited reproductions of Copernicus' manuscripts are being displayed at the museum.
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