Universe Today reports Final Resting Place of Nicolas Copernicus is Confirmed.
The rightful place of the man who put the Earth in its rightful place has now been confirmed. New DNA analysis confirms that the remains of a 70-year old man found in Frombork Cathedral in Northern Poland are those of Nicolas Copernicus. Discovered three years ago, the remains allowed archaeologists produce a facial reconstruction from the skull, creating a likeness to portraits of Copernicus. But though the placement of the grave and the age of the body corresponded to the details of Copernicus' death, scientists couldn't be sure that the remains were actually those of Copernicus"
They had strands of hair from a book he was known to have owned and compared to the DNA from a tooth and femur taken from the grave and they matched. The article includes a possible picture of Copernicus based on the reconstruction (in Bones they can do this in seconds). I nominate James Cromwell to play him in the movie.
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