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    NICHOLAS COPERNICUS: I am not so enamored of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think. He says he debated whether to publish the volume which he wrote to prove the earth's motion. But he decided to publish it because he was afraid of ridicule for the novelty of his opinion. Copernicus: if a philosopher's ideas are not subject to judgement of ordinary persons, they should be shunned

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    NICHOLAS COPERNICUS: I am not so enamored of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think. He says he debated whether to publish the volume which he wrote to prove the earth's motion. But he decided to publish it because he was afraid of ridicule for the novelty of his opinion. Copernicus: if a philosopher's ideas are not subject to judgement of ordinary persons, they should be shunned

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    TOHISHOLINESS,POPEPAULIII,NICHOLAS

    COPERNICUS'PREFACETOHISBOOKSONTHE
    REVOLUTIONS
    Icanreadilyimagine,HolyFather,thatassoonassomepeople
    hearthatinthisvolume,whichIhavewrittenabouttherevolutions
    ofthespheresoftheuniverse,Iascribecertainmotionstothe
    terrestrialglobe,theywillshoutthatImustbeimmediately
    repudiatedtogetherwiththisbeliefForIamnotsoenamoredof
    myownopinionsthatIdisregardwhatothersmaythinkofthem.I
    amawarethataphilosopher'sideasarenotsubjecttothe
    judgementofordinarypersons,becauseitishisendeavortoseek
    thetruthinallthings,totheextentpermittedtohumanreasonby
    God.YetIholdthatcompletelyerroneousviewsshouldbe
    shunned.Thosewhoknowthattheconsensusofmanycenturies
    hassanctionedtheconceptionthattheearthremainsatrestinthe
    middleoftheheavenasitscenterwould,Ireflected,regarditasan
    insanepronouncementifImadetheoppositeassertionthatthe
    earthmoves.ThereforeIdebatedwithmyselfforalongtime
    whethertopublishthevolumewhichIwrotetoprovetheearth's
    motionorrathertofollowtheexampleofthePythagoreansand
    certainothers,whousedtotransmitphilosophy'ssecretsonlyto
    kinsmenandfriends,notinwritingbutbywordofmouth,asis
    shownbyLysis'lettertoHipparchus.Andtheydidso,itseemsto
    me,not,assomesuppose,becausetheywereinsomewayjealous
    abouttheirteachings,whichwouldbespreadaround;onthe
    contrary,theywantedtheverybeautifulthoughtsattainedbygreat
    menofdeepdevotionnottoberidiculedbythosewhoare
    reluctanttoexertthemselvesvigorouslyinanyliterarypursuit
    unlessitislucrative;oriftheyarestimulatedtothenonacquisitive
    studyofphilosophybytheexhortationandexampleofothers,yet
    becauseoftheirdullnessofmindtheyplaythesamepartamong
    philosophersasdronesamongbees.WhenIweighedthese

    considerations,thescornwhichIhadreasontofearonaccountof
    thenoveltyandunconventionalityofmyopinionalmostinduced
    metoabandoncompletelytheworkwhichIhadundertaken.
    ButwhileIhesitatedforalongtimeandevenresisted,myfriends
    drewmeback.ForemostamongthemwasthecardinalofCapua,
    NicholasSchnberg,renownedineveryfieldoflearning.Nextto
    himwasamanwholovesmedearly,TiedemannGiese,bishopof
    Chelmno,aclosestudentofsacredlettersaswellasofallgood
    literature.Forherepeatedlyencouragedmeand,sometimesadding
    reproaches,urgentlyrequestedmetopublishthisvolumeand
    finallypermitittoappearafterbeingburiedamongmypapersand
    lyingconcealednotmerelyuntiltheninthyearbutbynowthe
    fourthperiodofnineyears.Thesameconductwasrecommended
    tomebynotafewotherveryeminentscholars.Theyexhortedme
    nolongertorefuse,onaccountofthefearwhichIfelt,tomakemy
    workavailableforthegeneraluseofstudentsofastronomy.The
    craziermydoctrineoftheearth'smotionnowappearedtomost
    people,theargumentran,somuchthemoreadmirationandthanks
    woulditgainaftertheysawthepublicationofmywritingsdispel
    thefogofabsurditybymostluminousproofs.Influencedtherefore
    bythesepersuasivemenandbythishope,intheendIallowedmy
    friendstobringoutaneditionofthevolume,astheyhadlong
    besoughtmetodo.
    However,YourHolinesswillperhapsnotbegreatlysurprisedthat
    Ihavedaredtopublishmystudiesafterdevotingsomucheffortto
    workingthemoutthatIdidnothesitatetoputdownmythoughts
    abouttheearth'smotioninwrittenfcrmtoo.Butyouarerather
    waitingtohearfrommehowitoccurredtometoventureto
    conceiveanymotionoftheearth,againstthetraditionalopinionof
    astronomersandalmostagainstcommonsense.Ihaveaccordingly
    nodesiretofromYourHolinessthatIwasimpelledtoconsidera
    differentsystemofdeducingthemotionsoftheuniverse'sspheres

    fornootherreasonthantherealizationthatastronomersdonot
    agreeamongthemselvesintheirinvestigationsofthissubject.For,
    inthefirstplace,theyaresouncertainaboutthemotionofthesun
    andmoonthattheycannotestablishandobserveaconstantlength
    evenforthetropicalyear.Secondly,indeterminingthemotions
    notonlyofthesebodiesbutalsooftheotherfiveplanets,theydo
    notusethesameprinciples,assumptions,andexplanationsofthe
    apparentrevolutionsandmotions.

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