Map and text The Copernican network Despite living in relative isolation, Copernicus maintained a number of significant contacts during his time as a scholar and cleric. Astronomers from many parts of Europe carried on his work after his death.
Zürich an der Wolga ("Zurich on the Volga") How did a village with the name "Zurich" come to be built on the Volga? And did Swiss people actually live there?
