News about Nicolaus Copernicus

His theories may have changed the way we think about the world, but Copernicus's portrait has since been lost to time. Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer born in 1473, revolutionized the study of the planets by assuming that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Not a single painting of the famous scientist was made in his lifetime, with his only self-portrait being destroyed by fire in 1597. Now scientists have reconstructed Copernicus's face, more than 400 years since it was last seen.

In the village of Pied, Poland, archaeologists discovered the 17th century skeletal remains lying face down with a triangular padlock attached to its foot. The child is estimated to have been around 5-7 years old. Dariusz Poliz Poliz Poliz Poliski of University of Nicolaus Copernicus said: The padlock under the foot symbolizes the end of a stage of life and is likely to shield the deceased from returning to prevent the funeral's return, which was certainly feared.' Such activities are embedded in folk myths and are often described as anti-vampiric.' Over 30 other burials at the necropolis were also discovered, indicating that people were not only buried during life but also after death.

OLIVER HOLT: It has been instructive to see how widely Stokes has been patronized and mocked since England defeated Birmingham by two-wickets. Many broadcasters have referred to him as though they are trying to comfort a madman. They are pleading for him to be a bit more cautious, to dial it back a little bit, in the hopes of compromise. He is regarded as an irrational hothead who must be silenced, according to his classmates.