Best Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes
- I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth… All
- Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced… Abandon
- Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. Center
- The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for it eclipses the moon with the… Arc
- So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas… Accept
- Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is really due rather to the motion of the earth. Appears
- Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully… All
- First of all, we must note that the universe is spherical. All
- Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made clearer in their proper place. Clearer
- I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular, since the motion appropriate to a sphere is rotation in… Appropriate
- The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens. Bulk
- I can easily conceive, most Holy Father, that as soon as some people learn that in this book which I have written concerning the revolutions… Ascribe
- For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study. Astronomer
- So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me… Advisor
- Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider also whether several motions suit it, so that it can… Accordingly
- For a traveler going from any place toward the north, that pole of the daily rotation gradually climbs higher, while the opposite pole drops down… Amount
- In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the earth's mobility. Bear
- Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources, I too began to consider the mobility of the earth. Began
- Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which induced me to look for another way of reckoning the… Agree
- Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens… Assertion
- Therefore, in the course of the work I have followed this plan: I describe in the first book all the positions of the orbits together… All
- Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that I should no longer through fear refuse to give out… Benefit
- The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction. Center
- Yet if anyone believes that the earth rotates, surely he will hold that its motion is natural, not violent. Anyone
- Near the sun is the center of the universe. Center