Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy

Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy
Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika
FoundedMay 1990; 34 years ago (1990-05)
NIP: 5260019499
Registration no.KRS: 0000091659
Focussupport of Polish astronomy
HeadquartersAl. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa [1]
Location
Area served
Poland

The Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy (Polish: Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika) is a Polish scientific foundation which aim is to support Polish astronomy by: financing research, founding stipends, propagation of an astronomical knowledge in the society and activation and stimulation of the astronomical community.[2]

The Copernicus foundation is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland and Prof. Michał Jaroszyński is the chairman of the organization.[3] The Copernicus Foundation is a publisher of an Acta Astronomica - a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics.

  1. ^ "Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy", institutional data in the Polish Science database of the National Information Processing Institute.
  2. ^ "Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika", profile at the Polish Academy of Science website
  3. ^ "Data of organization no 0000091659", in KRS