The scorn which I had reason to fear on account of the novelty and unconventionality of my opinion almost induced me to abandon completely the work which I had undertaken....
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"For if the earth should move from west to east, the fixed stars would appear to move from east to west."
"Indeed, I am aware that a philosopher's thoughts are far removed from the judgment of the multitude, for his aim is to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God."
"For the motions of the planets are so much more orderly and harmonious if they are referred to the sun as the center."
"Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe."
"The movements of the heavens are an ordered dance, and the Earth is a participant in this dance."
From the preface to 'De revolutionibus,' revealing his apprehension about public reaction to his heliocentric theory.
Date: 1543
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