How comforting this must be for him (Score 1)

I'm sure he's resting better now. Sure hope he has some descendants capable of enjoying the irony of it all. This can't be comforting unless you believe in an afterlife and, even then, what would it benefit Copernicus? Surely, by now he'd already know he's been vindicated. I suppose it can be seen as some indication of humanity's progress . . . kinda.