De Revolutionibus, 1543

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 Title page.

Nicolai Copernici Toriensis De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi. Nürnberg, Apud Ioh. Petreium, 1543.

Published in Nuremberg in 1543, Copernicus did not see a copy of this book until he was on his deathbed.

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Folio 3 recto.

Contemporary Annotations

Book 1, chapters 4-5 contain contemporary annotations in the margin.

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Folio 9 verso.

Representing a Sun-centered Solar System

The illustration shown here from the 1543 edition is the first known representation of the Solar System with the Sun at the center.