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Biography - Nicolaus Copernicus:

Born: 1473 - Died: 1543
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Poland
Poland

The first thing for us to realize is that the universe is spherical. This is so either because, of all forms, the sphere is the most perfect, requiring no joins, and being an integrated whole; or because it is the most capacious of all forms, and so best fitted to enclose and preserve all things.
Nicolaus Copernicus


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Zuerst müssen wir bemerken, dass die Welt kugelförmig ist, teils weil diese Form, als die vollendete, keiner Fuge bedürftige Ganzheit, die vollkommenste von allen ist, teils weil sie die geräumigste Form bildet, welche am meisten dazu geeignet ist, alles zu enthalten und zu bewahren.
Nikolaus Kopernikus



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For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.
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