Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at its center. The publication of this model in his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium just before his death in 1543 is considered a major event in the history of science, triggering the Copernican Revolution and making an important contribution to the Scientific Revolution.
Copernicus was born and died in Royal Prussia, a region that had been a part of the Kingdom of Poland since 1466. He was a polyglot and polymath, obtaining a doctorate in canon law and also practising as a physician, classics scholar, translator, governor, diplomat and economist. In 1517, he derived a quantity theory of money – a key concept in economics – and, in 1519, formulated a version of what later became known as Gresham's law.
For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study. history
So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do. hope
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. knowledge
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 more quotes from Robert Browning
22 more quotes from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
53 wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more sayings from Isadora Duncan
5 more sayings from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 more wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher
58 more wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher