Początki i rozwój bibliografii osobowych Mikołaja Kopernika (1473-1543) na gruncie polskim w latach 1873-2003
The Origins and Development of Personal Bibliographies of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) in Poland in the Years 1873–2003

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to show the development of personal bibliographies of Nicolaus Copernicus. The study covered bibliographies in a strict sense, published in Poland between 1873 and 2003. The essential source material consisted of 29 lists, gathered from retrospective and current Polish general and special bibliographies and library catalogues. The analysis was focused on discussing the origins and circumstances of each bibliography. Attention was also paid to their authors, the selection of material, and the method of compilation, including in particular the layout of the main body, internal serialization, and the information and support apparatus. The research undertaken proved that the first personal bibliographies of N. Copernicus were initiated on Polish soil by Rev. Ignacy Polkowski in 1873 for patriotic reasons. Their further development, marked by successive important anniversaries related to the life and scientific activity of the author of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium took place in the interwar and post-war years, reaching its apogee in the early 1970s. The immediate cause of the upsurge in bibliography at the time was the 500th anniversary of the astronomer’s birth, celebrated in 1973. Later, although work on Copernican bibliographies was not abandoned, their development was no longer as intensive.

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