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Nicolaus Copernicus


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February 19, 1473
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At rest, however, in the middle of everything is the sun.


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


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


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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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Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.
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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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I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.
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Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which induced me to look for another way of reckoning the movements of the heavenly bodies was that I knew that mathematicians by no means agree in their investigation thereof.
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