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title: Statue of Maria Cunitz
author: Piotrus
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18019/statue-of-maria-cunitz/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-10-11
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# Statue of Maria Cunitz
_Authored by Piotrus_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18019.png)
## Image Caption
A modern statue of Maria Cunitz (1610-1664), the German-Polish astronomer, in Swidnica in Poland. The figure is holding Cunitz's book *Urania Propitia*, published in 1650.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Piotrus. (2023, October 11). Statue of Maria Cunitz. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swidnica_june_2014_cropped.JPG) by [**Piotrus**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swidnica_june_2014_cropped.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 October 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.