Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes

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

Fix Heaven High Stars Thing Visible
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
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Deep Knowledge Philosophy True
For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.
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Myself Opinion Regard Think
The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for its eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle.
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Arc Circle Earth Eclipse Mathematics Moon Perfect Reveal Shadow Shape Surrounding Together Water
For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.
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Astronomy Care Celestial Compose Duty Expert History Motion Study
Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.
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Center Himself Place Sun Universe
I often considered whether there could perhaps be found a more reasonable arrangement of circles.
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Arrange Circle Consider Find Mathematics Myself Reason
In the midst of all dwells the Sun. For who could set this luminary in another or better place in this most glorious temple, than whence he can at one and the same time brighten the whole
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Better Bright Dwell Glory Place Sun Temple Time Whole
Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made clearer in their proper place.
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Clear Myself Obscure Place Proper Thing
Near the sun is the center of the universe.
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Center Sun Universe
The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.
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Bulk Compare Earth Heaven Massive Shrink Significant
At rest, however, in the middle of everything is the sun.
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Everything Middle Rest Sun

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