Nicolaus Copernicus — "The Sun, the Moon, and the five wandering stars are all governed by the same law…"

"The earth, too, has other motions than that of the daily rotation."

"In the middle of all sits the Sun enthroned. In this most beautiful temple, could we place this luminary in any better position from which he can illuminate the whole at once?"

"Yet because the novelty of the undertaking, which I knew to be contrary to the accepted views of the common people, might be regarded as absurd, I long hesitated."

"Therefore, if the Earth moved, it would necessarily move with a triple motion: one, the diurnal rotation on its own axis; another, the annual revolution around the Sun; and a third, the motion of its …"

"Perhaps there will be babblers who, although completely ignorant of mathematics, nevertheless dare to pass judgment on these things, and because of some passage in Holy Scripture, want to distort my b…"