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Tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
Licencja: , Źródło: cmentarznarossie.uksw.edu.pl
Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński
Plaque from the tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
Licencja: , Źródło: cmentarznarossie.uksw.edu.pl
Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński
Fragment of the tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
Licencja: , Źródło: cmentarznarossie.uksw.edu.pl
Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński
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Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński

Vilnius | Lithuania
lit. Vilnius
Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius
Tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013. Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński Gallery of the object +2
Tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Plaque from the tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013. Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński Gallery of the object +2
Plaque from the tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Fragment of the tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013. Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński Gallery of the object +2
Fragment of the tombstone of Piotr Slawinski, Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński Fotografia przedstawiająca Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński
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Tombstone of Piotr Sławiński

Vilnius | Lithuania
lit. Vilnius
Burial site marked by a cast-iron cross stylised as a tree trunk. At the base of the cross a cast iron plaque with a convex inscription. Originally mounted on the cross.
Inscription:
S. P. / PIOTR SŁAWINSKI / ZASŁUŻONY PROFESOR ASTRONOMIJ / UNIWERSYTETU WILEŃSKIEGO / +. 17 MAJA 1881 R. W KIENIE. / WIEKU LAT 86. / PROSI O MODLITWY ! //.
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Time of origin:
ca. 1881-1884
Lokalizacja nagrobka:
Sector number 12b (Old Rossa) Tomb number 93
Dimensions:
198 x 130 x 14 cm
Additional dimensions:
board: 32.5 x 48.5 x 1.5
Materials:
cast iron
Additional information:
Inscription plaque originally attached to the cross. Now detached, it lies at the base of the cross. In 1825 Slawinski took over the directorship of the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University after Jan Sniadecki . In 1826 he published the first modern academic textbook on astronomy in Polish: Beginnings of Theoretical and Practical Astronomy. http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/b/psb.13581.10
State of preservation:
corrosion, mosses, lichens, cavities
Bibliography:
  • Śnieżko, A. „Rossa - miasto umarłych. Groby zasłużonych”, t. 1, Wrocław 1970, maszynopis w zbiorach PAU Kraków, s. 399-400.
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Date of documentation:
2013
Publikacja:
11.08.2022
Author of the documentation sheet:
Paweł Zaborowski, Agnieszka Zaleska, Dominika Macios
Development / approval of the documentation sheet:
Bartłomiej Gutowski, dr hab. Anna Sylwia Czyż, prof. ucz.
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