“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 a circle.Quote by Nicolaus CopernicusTopics: Quotes about Nicolaus CopernicusShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which...#Nicolaus Copernicus
We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by...#Nicolaus Copernicus
The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction.#Nicolaus Copernicus
So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends...#Nicolaus Copernicus
Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider...#Nicolaus Copernicus
Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is...#Nicolaus Copernicus
Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops the earth and fills its deeper...#Nicolaus Copernicus
