Subtract 30 years, and the likeness Zajdel created bears a strong resemblance to the surviving portraits of a middle-aged Copernicus, all based on a much copied self-portrait that has been lost.

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Far back in 1508, with only limited tools at his disposal, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system ...

It's common knowledge that Nicolaus Copernicus was a great astronomer. He developed the heliocentric theory, which brought about a revolution in the world of science. From that moment, the way people ...