Archaeologists in northern Poland have uncovered a finely crafted, 500‑year‑old navigational instrument that may once have sat in the hands of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who moved Earth from ...

Using ground-penetrating radar, researchers discovered an underground chamber containing a 500-year-old compass near Copernicus’ burial site. The compass resembles the one often depicted with ...

The unearthing of a 500-year-old scientific instrument in northern Poland has given historians a rare, tangible link to the world of Nicolaus Copernicus. Archaeologists and independent researchers now ...