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Published online 7 November 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051107-3
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Copernicus unearthed?
Hunt begins for skeletal remains of astronomer's uncle to enable final DNA test.
Polish archaeologists think the skulls and bones they excavated last year in a Polish church are very probably the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy.
The excavating team sent the remains to forensic scientists in Warsaw without telling them who they suspected the skeleton belonged to.
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