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In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the earth's mobility. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

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The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

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Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources, I too began to consider the mobility of the earth. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

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There isn't a dearth of it, but I will confess that it's harder for me to find songs on which I'm willing to invest anything from ten to fifteen hours writing an arrangement than it was in times past. ↗

— Mel Torme

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What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the moon but that they set eye on the earth. ↗

— Norman Cousins

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The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged. ↗

— William Cowper

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Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today. ↗

— George Crumb

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All the sounds of the earth are like music. ↗

— Oscar Hammerstein

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But the revolutions and changes which are responsible for the present state of the earth are not limited to the upsetting of the ancient strata and to the ebbing of the sea after the formations of new layers. ↗

— Georges Cuvier

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Secondly, the nature of the revolutions which have altered the surface of the earth must have had a more decisive effect on the terrestrial quadrupeds than on the marine animals. ↗

— Georges Cuvier

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