Astrolabium Sun Dial Kopernik

Sundial atop a tall granite obelisk.

Col. Jan Jazwinski P.E., Czester Sadowski, Citizens of Polish Origin & Descent
Astrolabium & Sun Dial of M. Kopernik, 1954
Bronze, granite, 450 (estimate) x 155 x 155 centimetres

Bronze plaque inscription:
Astrolabium & Sun Dial
of M. Kopernik (Copernicus)
1473 - 1543
"Father of Modern Astronomy"
Polish Astronomer of the University
of Cracow
who calculated the basic fundamentals
of modern astronomy in his work
"De Revolution Tibus Oribium Celestium" (1543)
Bronze plaque inscription:
1854 - 1954
To the City of Windsor
on the celebration of its
Centennial Year
From citizens
of Polish origin and descent
July 11, 1954.
Bronze plaque inscription:
Designed by
Col. Jan Jazwinski P.E.
& erected under
auspices of
Czester Sadowski

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