Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) was a Renaissance polymath and astronomer.
Copernicus, Kopernik or Kopernikus may also refer to:
Science OAO-3 Copernicus, an orbiting astronomical observatory (X-ray and UV) launched on 21 August 1972 Copernicus Programme, a joint initiative of the European Commission and European Space Agency Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, an observatory and science center in Vestal, New York Copernicium, element 112 Copernicus (star), also known as 55 Cancri A in the 55 Cancri binary star system Copernicus Award, a Polish-German scientific award offered jointly by the Foundation for Polish Science and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
Entertainment Copernicus (film), a 1973 Polish film Kopernikus, a 1979 opera by Canadian composer Claude Vivier Copernicus, a shuttlecraft in the Star Trek series Doctor Copernicus, a 1976 novel by John Banville Copernicus, a song on the album Octahedron by American rock band The Mars Volta Copernicus Publications, an academic publisher
Other uses Copernicus (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon Copernicus (Martian crater) Copernicus (yacht), a 1973 Polish yacht Copernicus Cup, an annual indoor track and field competition Copernicus Festival, a science festival held every May Copernicus Foundation, a non-profit organization in Chicago Copernicus Peak, the highest peak of Mount Hamilton, California Wrocław Airport, formerly known as Wrocław Copernicus Airport, Poland DFS Kopernikus, German TV satellites of the 1990s Index Copernicus, an online database of user-contributed information Kopernik (organization), a non-profit headquartered in Indonesia
See also Copernican (disambiguation) Copernicia, a genus of 24 species of palms Copernic, the company that produces Copernic Desktop Search