Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources, I too began to consider the mobility of the earth.

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I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary...

I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary...

Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that...

Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that...

Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of...

Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of...

For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others...

For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others...

So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends...

So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends...

Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is...

Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is...

We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by...

We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by...

Near the sun is the center of the universe.

Near the sun is the center of the universe.

The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the...

The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the...

First of all, we must note that the universe is spherical.

First of all, we must note that the universe is spherical.

More stars in the north are seen not to set, while in the south certain...

More stars in the north are seen not to set, while in the south certain...

Yet if anyone believes that the earth rotates, surely he will hold that its motion...

Yet if anyone believes that the earth rotates, surely he will hold that its motion...

I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular,...

I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular,...

Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which...

Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which...

I can easily conceive, most Holy Father, that as soon as some people learn that...

I can easily conceive, most Holy Father, that as soon as some people learn that...

Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops the earth and fills its deeper...

Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops the earth and fills its deeper...

Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made...

Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made...

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

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

In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the...

In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the...

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.