Nicolaus Copernicus
Famous astronomer and mathematician, his nationality is somewhat in dispute: was he a Pole or a German? Depends on who you ask, but when his ideas were controversial, no one wanted to claim him. Now that his crazy little theory of the earth revolving around the sun (and not the other way around) has been proven, each nation is jumping to make him their native son.
From: Europe » Poland
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... [read more]
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... [read more] Blog: Two Americans Walk into a Polish Bar...
Date: June 13th 2006
Date: June 13th 2006
