Nicolaus Copernicus (center)
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was an Earth astronomer.
He was one of six Human astronomers honored with a monument located in front of the Griffith Observatory, the others being Hipparchus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton and William Herschel.
The statue furthermore featured a plaque commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the "father of modern astronomy". (VOY: "Future's End")
- Copernicus City, the Copernicus Ship Yards and the University of Copernicus as well as the USS Copernicus and the shuttlecraft Copernicus were named in his honor.