Famous Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes

Create a picture quote! Click on any of the quotes below for more options.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center.

Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure.
Use this quote

0

I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.
Use this quote

0

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.
Use this quote

0

So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do.
Use this quote

0

Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.
Use this quote

0