For the motion which appears to us in the heavens is not in the heavens themselves, but in the earth.
Heliocentric model of the solar system
From 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium', Book I, Chapter 5
1543
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"Thus, the Sun, remaining in one place, illuminates all the planets equally, as if it were a candle placed in the middle of a room."
Strange & Unusual"It is clear that the earth also moves in a similar manner, and describes an annual course."
Controversial"It is not incredible that the earth moves, but that it stands still, that is incredible."
Strange & Unusual"For the motion of the earth is a fact, and the apparent change of position of the fixed stars is due to the earth's motion and not to any motion of the stars themselves."
Controversial"I confess that I have been led to conceive of a different arrangement of the spheres of the universe from that of the ancient astronomers."
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