Quote#Nature
The planets revolved in circles because it was in their nature to do…
Quote byAgnes Mary Clerke · 1842–1907
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century (1885; 3rd ed 1893), Of the Greek approach to astronomy; p. 1..
English (original)
The planets revolved in circles because it was in their nature to do so, just as laudanum sends to sleep because it possesses a virtus dormitiva.
— Agnes Mary Clerke
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