Copernicus

I found the reading from Copernicus on the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies really interesting. This was a way to get into Nicholas' head and see how he came up with his theories on the earth being round, its rotation and how it was not the center of the earth. We have known all our lives that the earth was round, how it rotated on its own axis and that the sun is the center of the Universe (Well actually galaxy if you want to get technical). What Copernicus was saying was new, cutting edge science during his time. It was amazing to read this excerpt on his thoughts and how he came up with these ideas. It was pretty much just simple observations on what was really moving and what was not. I just think it's really cool to read something in a first hand perspective that we have known to be truth and fact our whole lives.