“Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.”
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) Renaissance mathematician, Polish astronomer, physician
As quoted in The Copernican Revolution : Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought (1957) by Thomas S. Kuhn
Context: Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, "with both eyes open."