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Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in the city of Toruń (Thorn), in the province of Royal Prussia, in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland to German-speaking parents. His father was a merchant from Kraków and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy Toruń merchant. Nicolaus was the youngest of four children.
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1599 or 1218 or 446. — to —. 阴水蛇年. (female Water- Snake) 1600 or 1219 or 447. Year 1473 ( MCDLXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar .
The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy . The roots of Polish history can be traced to ancient ...
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The class was far from uniform and encompassed three different wheelbases, saddle and side tanks, and various boilers to name just a few variations. Driving wheels were 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) (later 5 ft 2 in or 1.575 m due to thicker tyres), cylinders 15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm), (later 16 in × 24 in or 406 mm × 610 mm) and boiler pressure 150 ps...
The earlier ones were rebuilt from saddle tanks while the later ones were built as side tanks from the beginning. The 3571 Class were very closely related, its prototype being a minor rebuild of 517 class No. 1477 in 1895. Then ten new locos followed in the next two years. Returning to the 517 class, various bunker and cab combinations also evolved...
The independence of the brothers Armstrong is aptly symbolised by the fact that Joseph at Swindon preferred the 2-4-0T wheel arrangement (the 455 Class"Metro" Tanks) to the 0-4-2; George, on the other hand, built no 2-4-0Ts at Wolverhampton.
In the 19th century, the 517s were principally Northern Division engines, and when new worked the Birmingham and Wolverhampton suburban traffic. Under Churchward the situation changed: about half of the class was fitted for autotrainworking, and these engines were regularly maintained and moved around the system where needed; while the other, uncon...
When autotrains were introduced on the GWR, a trial was made of enclosing the engine in coachwork to resemble the coaches. Nos 533 and 833 of this class were so equipped in 1906, as were two 2021 class0-6-0Ts. The experiment was unpopular with engine crews, and the bodywork removed in 1911.
On 15 April 1923, locomotive No. 215 was hauling Autocoach No. 70 when it was in a head-on collision with a goods train, hauled by GWR 4000 Class 4-6-0 No. 4048 Princess Victoria, at Curry Rivel, S...
Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.Holcroft, Harold (1971) [1957]. An Outline of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0228-2.Tabor, F.J. (1959). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part six: Four-coupled Tank Engines. RCTS.- Lots D, E, F, G, H, I, R, S, W, Z, C2, M2, P2
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Constructions of the western tower of Saint-Omer Cathedral was started. Births Full dates missing. Charles II d'Amboise, French noble (died 1511) René of Savoy, French noble (died 1525) Deaths. 6 March – John V, Count of Armagnac (born 1420) 28 June – Pierre d'Amboise, French noble (born 1408)
Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543. February 19 – Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer and mathematician (d. 1543) March 16 – Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) March 17 – King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513) August 14 – Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury (d. 1541) August 17 – Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower (d. 1483)
Who Died in 1473. Jan 24 Conrad Paumann, German blind organist and composer, dies. May 8 John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) Oct 10 Giorgio da Sebenico, Venetian sculptor and architect (Cathedral of St James in Šibenik) Oct 16 Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies.
