For it is not the magnitude of the stars, but the magnitude of their distance from us, that causes them to appear small.
Heliocentric model of the solar system
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (explaining stellar parallax)
1543
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"The world is spherical; whether it is finite or infinite is an open question."
Controversial"The Sun, the Moon, and the five wandering stars are all governed by the same laws."
Strange & Unusual"And so, in the first book, I describe the earth's general position and its various motions, and then I pass to the other planets, showing how their motions are related to the earth's."
Controversial"It is clear that the earth also moves in a similar manner, and describes an annual course."
Controversial"Having thus assumed the motions which I ascribe to the earth, I have, after long and careful investigation, finally discovered that, if the motions of the other planets be related to the revolution of…"
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