Firsts Quote by Nicolaus Copernicus

In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being…

— Nicolaus Copernicus

Love is the key-note of the universe-- The theme, the melody.

— Henry Abbey

The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction.

— Nicolaus Copernicus

The reason bubbles are spherical is that a sphere is the smallest, most economical form possible to contain a given volume.

— Tom Noddy

At one time, the earth was supposed to be flat. Well, so it is, even today, from Paris to Asnieres. But that fact doesn't…

— Vincent Van Gogh

I have always read that the world, both land and water, was spherical, as the authority and researches of Ptolemy and all the others…

— Christopher Columbus

“Using freshman level calculus you can show that the one and only shape that has the smallest surface area for an enclosed volume is…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bubbles are round for the same reason that planets are spherical. The universe itself is like bubbles.

— Tom Noddy

Astronomers are spherical bastards. No matter how you look at them they are just bastards.

— Fritz Zwicky

Karl Pilkington has the roundest head, I think, in the world. It's not technically a deformity, but I've never seen anything quite that spherical.

— Ricky Gervais

Asking about a time before the beginning of our spherical spacetime is like asking what lies north of the North Pole. There is no…

— Taner Edis

The shape of the heaven is of necessity spherical; for that is the shape most appropriate to its substance and also by nature primary.

— Aristotle