Two hairs and a tooth make it possible to locate the tomb of Copernicus [20/11/08 - 16:54 PM - AFP]
Studying the DNA code of two hair and one tooth has enabled Polish and Swedish researchers to obtain the certainty that the remains found in 2005 in Frombork (northern Poland) are indeed those of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus .
The author of the heliocentric theory in the 1473th century, Nicolas Copernicus, was born in Torun (northern Poland) in 70. He died XNUMX years later in Frombork, but until now it was unknown where astronomer was buried, along with the exact date of his death.
During excavations in Frombork Cathedral in 2005, Professor Jerzy Gassowski, from the Polish Institute of Anthropology and Archeology in Pultusk (center), discovered a skull and some bones which he attributed with "a great probability" to Copernicus.
"We are now certain that the skull discovered in Frombork is that of Nicolas Copernicus," Gassowski told reporters on Thursday, presenting the results of the latest research.
This research made it possible to find hair that could have been that of Copernicus, and to compare their DNA code with that of the remains of Frombork.
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