Science – Polish History

Nicolaus Copernicus: A Renaissance man and his contribution to the development of modern science

- 19.02.2025 -

The man who ‘stopped the sun, moved the earth’ was not only an astronomer, but also an economist, lawyer, translator, doctor, mathematician and cartographer. He is known primarily as a creator of the heliocentric system theory, a breakthrough in science and a radical shift of the world view of that time. by Piotr Bejrowski …

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The power of radium

- 25.11.2023 -

The radium discovered by Maria Skłodowska-Curie soon began to be used to treat cancer. The development of Polish radiology, and later also oncology, was possible thanks to her students, the researchers and physicians, Franciszek Łukaszczyk and Tadeusz Koszarowski. by Ewelina Szpak At the beginning of the 20th century, tumors were recognized as a serious…

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Nicolaus Copernicus: A Renaissance man and his contribution to the development of modern science

The power of radium

The Temple of Divine Providence: a commitment fulfilled

A vote of gratitude for the Constitution of 3 May 1791

The Constitution of 3 May 1791: the dawn of a better future

An interview with Professor Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski

Henryk Sienkiewicz: A Writer Who Shaped the Imagination of Generations

(5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916)

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733–1795: Light and Flame

Review of the book by Richard Butterwick