In 1542, Rhäticus took a copy of the manuscript with him back to Germany and handed it to a printer named Petreius and to a clergyman and proofreader named Andreas Osiander.
1542. gadā Rētiks aizveda Kopernika manuskripta norakstu uz Vāciju un iedeva izdevējam Petrejam un mācītājam Andrēasam Ozianderam, lai tas sekotu, ka darbs tiek iespiests pareizi.