I can easily conceive, most Holy Father, that as soon as some people learn that in this book which I have written concerning the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, I ascribe certain motions to the Earth, they will cry out at once that I and my theory should be rejected.
-- Nicolaus Copernicus
   
Nicolaus Copernicus   Name:
Nicolaus Copernicus
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Polish
Birth:
February 19, 1473
Death:
May 24, 1543
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