Forensic Reconstruction of Copernicus' Face

[Aether]

This purports to be a forensic reconstruction of Copernicus' face. Not sure exactly where to post this, but would like to share it with the widest audience possible.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051104/ap_on_re_eu/poland_copernicus

 

[Danger]

Didn't I see him on 'Law & Order' a couple of weeks ago?

 

[s3nn0c]

http://zdjecia.astronomia.pl/wiadomosci/kkgp/kkgp.jpg

^ Hi-res reconstruction images.

 

[Ouabache]

So now, DNA results of hairs collected from books Copernicus owned, indicate they are from the same person as that found in the unmarked grave buried in the 14th-century Frombork Cathedral in Poland where Nikolaus served as a canon. The skeletal remains were found in 2005. This is strong supporting evidence that the body they found, are the remains of Nikolaus Copernicus.

ref: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_POLAND_COPERNICUS?SITE=AP" 11-20-2008

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Researchers said... they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. The findings could put an end to centuries of speculation about the exact resting spot of Copernicus, a priest and astronomer...