Info| Date | 2000, 07 VIII |
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| Value | Kz 2.50 |
| Catalog no. | Mi 1566 Sc 1150n SG 1587 Y&T 1444 |
| Topic | Copernicus, Nicolas |
| Occasion | Millennium |
| Description | Sheet containing 18 stamps, one label and a column with descriptions about the years 1500 – 1550. The text means: 1543 The New Theory of the Univers by Copernicus. This stamp is dedicated to the publication of Copernicus' model in his book ‘De revolutionibus orbium coelestium’ (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), just before his death in 1543. The book was a major event in the history of science. |
