Nicolaus Copernicus — "I am aware that I have made myself liable to be laughed at by those who consider…"
I am aware that I have made myself liable to be laughed at by those who consider it an absurdity to suppose that the earth moves.
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Preface to De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (sentiment, not direct quote)
Date: 1543
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