Nicolaus Copernicus — "For among these, the first and chief consideration is the size of the sphere of …"

For among these, the first and chief consideration is the size of the sphere of the fixed stars, which is immense, and the next is the size of the earth, which is as a point in comparison with the heavens.
Nicolaus Copernicus — Nicolaus Copernicus Early Modern · Heliocentric model of the solar system

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From 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium', Book I, Chapter 6

Date: 1543

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