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Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes

Nicolaus Copernicus quotes about earth

Polish Scientist February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543

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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 with the movements which I ascribe to the Earth, in order that this book might contain, as it were, the general scheme of the universe. Nicolaus Copernicus
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 of the heavenly bodies, I ascribe certain motions to the Earth, they will cry out at once that I and my theory should be rejected. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "Yet if anyone believes that the earth rotates, surely he will..."
Yet if anyone believes that the earth rotates, surely he will hold that its motion is natural, not violent. Nicolaus Copernicus
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 as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves. 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. Nicolaus Copernicus
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 of a perfect circle. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops..."
Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops the earth and fills its deeper chasms. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources,..."
Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources, I too began to consider the mobility of the earth. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear..."
In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the earth's mobility. Nicolaus Copernicus
Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is really due rather to the motion of the earth. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to..."
The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between..."
We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface. Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus quote: "The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center..."
The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction. Nicolaus Copernicus

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