A century after Copernicus, the mathematician Bruno was burned at the stake -largely for supporting Copernicus, suggesting the sun to be a star, and suggesting that space was infinite.

在哥白尼之后一个世纪，数学家布鲁诺被烧死在火刑柱上—主要是因为支持哥白尼，认为太阳是一棵恒星，并且还认为太空是无限的。