"Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving,……" — Nicolaus Copernicus
"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 be regarded as one of the planets. For, it is not the center of all the revolutions."
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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50 Quotes by Nicolaus Copernicus
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I therefore took this opportunity and also began to consider the possibility that the Earth moved. Although it seemed an…
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Among the authorities it is generally agreed that the Earth is at rest in the middle of the universe, and…
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In the first book I shall describe all the positions of the spheres, along with the motions which I attribute…
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Since, then, there is no objection to the mobility of the Earth, I think it must now be considered whether…
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The two revolutions, I mean the annual revolutions of the declination and of the centre of the Earth, are not…
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The strongest affection and utmost zeal should, I think, promote the studies concerned with the most beautiful objects. This is…
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For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.
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At rest, however, in the middle of everything is the sun.
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In the midst of all dwells the Sun. For who could set this luminary in another or better place in…
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More stars in the north are seen not to set, while in the south certain stars are no longer seen…
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We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface.
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