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OBJECT TYPE: bronze/bas-relief
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0670.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Bronze/Wood box

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 68.0 cm
Width: 51.0 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Plaque presented to NMST by the Nicholaus Copernicus committee, set up by the Canadian-Polish congress, Ottawa branch, on the occassion of Copernicus Quincentury.
Function: Plaque commemorating the quincentennial anniversary of the birth of Copernicus.
Technical: The commemoration of the anniversary with one of the most important astronomers.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised lettering on plaque reads: 'NICOLAUS COPERNICUS/ FOUNDER OF MODERN ASTRONOMY/ BORN 1473 IN TORUN, POLAND/ PRESENTED BY THE/ CANADIAN-POLISH COMMUNITY/ IN OTTAWA ON THE OCCASION OF/ THE QUINCENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY' (IN ENGLISH & FRENCH)
Missing: From CA of 11/20/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: Polished
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plaque, circa 1973, Artifact no. 1973.0670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1973.0670.001/

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