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

  • -- Nicolaus Copernicus 哥白尼

因为天文学家有责任通过仔细而专业的研究来撰写天体运动的历史。

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Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider also whether several motions suit it, so that it can be regarded as one of the planets. For, it is not the center of all the revolutions.

因此,既然没有什么能阻止地球运动,我建议我们现在也应该考虑几个运动是否适合它,这样它就可以被看作是行星之一。因为,它不是所有革命的中心。

If the greatest god is the stillness all the motions add up to, then we must ineluctably be included.

如果最伟大的上帝是所有运动加起来的静止,那么我们就不可避免地要包括在内。

The way to compose for me is to have lots of time.

对我来说作曲的方法就是要有很多的时间。