The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester: II. That it is probable our earth is one of the planetsVernor and Hood, 1802 |
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... light of her own VI . That there is a world in the moon , hath been the direct opinion of many ancient , with some modern mathema- ticians ; and may probably be deduced from the te- nets of others .... ****** ... VII . That those spots ...
... light of her own VI . That there is a world in the moon , hath been the direct opinion of many ancient , with some modern mathema- ticians ; and may probably be deduced from the te- nets of others .... ****** ... VII . That those spots ...
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... light , or blown up , but sinketh that which is weighty and solid . It is my desire , that by the occasion of this discourse , I may raise up some more active spirit to a search after other hidden and unknown truths : since it must ...
... light , or blown up , but sinketh that which is weighty and solid . It is my desire , that by the occasion of this discourse , I may raise up some more active spirit to a search after other hidden and unknown truths : since it must ...
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... it awake ; by bright torches , to bestow that light upon it which it began to lose . * In vita Paul Emil . † Metam . Hb . 4 . Juven . Sat , 6 . Some of them thought hereby to keep the moon in 8 THAT THE MOON MAY BE A WORLD .
... it awake ; by bright torches , to bestow that light upon it which it began to lose . * In vita Paul Emil . † Metam . Hb . 4 . Juven . Sat , 6 . Some of them thought hereby to keep the moon in 8 THAT THE MOON MAY BE A WORLD .
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... lights ; for the credulous people believed that inchanters and witches could bring the moon down ; which made Virgil ... light , and therefore made a great noise that she might not hear the sound of those charms , which would otherwise ...
... lights ; for the credulous people believed that inchanters and witches could bring the moon down ; which made Virgil ... light , and therefore made a great noise that she might not hear the sound of those charms , which would otherwise ...
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... light body upwards , what a huddling and confusion must there be , if there were two places for gravity , and two places for lightness ? For it is probable that the earth of that other world would fall down to this centre , and so ...
... light body upwards , what a huddling and confusion must there be , if there were two places for gravity , and two places for lightness ? For it is probable that the earth of that other world would fall down to this centre , and so ...
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