Nicolaus Copernicus:

To attack me, some people, who know nothing of mathematics, yet dare to pass judgment on these things, on the strength of some passage of Scripture, twisted to their purpose, are now presumptuously attempting to condemn and censure this undertaking of mine.

— Nicolaus Copernicus Early Modern

Heliocentric model of the solar system

Context

Dedication to Pope Paul III in 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium'

Date / Period

1543

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30176/30176-h/30176-h.htm

Verification

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Explanation

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