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 Quotes
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
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| Birth: | 19th February, 1473 |
| Death: | 24th May, 1543 |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Profession: | Artist, Astronomer, Economist, Mathematician, Physician |
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