Therefore, in the course of the work I have followed this plan: I describe in the first book all the positions of the orbits together with the movements which I ascribe to the Earth, in order that this book might contain, as it were, the general scheme of the universe.-- Nicolaus Copernicus
Name: Nicolaus Copernicus Type: Scientist Nationality: Polish Birth: February 19, 1473 Death: May 24, 1543 |