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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... tion and I could not tell otherwise how to rectify the thoughts of the reader , for an impartial survey of the fol- lowing discourse . : I must needs confess , though I had often thought with myself that it was possible there might be a ...
... tion and I could not tell otherwise how to rectify the thoughts of the reader , for an impartial survey of the fol- lowing discourse . : I must needs confess , though I had often thought with myself that it was possible there might be a ...
Pagina 22
... tion . And Virgilius was condemned for this opinion , be- cause he held quod sit alius mundus sub terra , aliusque sol & luna , ( as Baronius ) that within our globe of earth , there was another world , another sun and moon , and so he ...
... tion . And Virgilius was condemned for this opinion , be- cause he held quod sit alius mundus sub terra , aliusque sol & luna , ( as Baronius ) that within our globe of earth , there was another world , another sun and moon , and so he ...
Pagina 23
... tion of the church . And though ( saith he ) it seems to be a rash opinion , as being against the consent of the fathers ; yet if this controversy be chiefly philosophical , then their authorities are not of such weight . Unto this it ...
... tion of the church . And though ( saith he ) it seems to be a rash opinion , as being against the consent of the fathers ; yet if this controversy be chiefly philosophical , then their authorities are not of such weight . Unto this it ...
Pagina 26
... tion amongst them . But unto this I answer : 1. Supposing we could not , yet would it not hence follow that there were none , as he himself in effect doth confess in another place ; for speaking concerning our knowledge of the heavens ...
... tion amongst them . But unto this I answer : 1. Supposing we could not , yet would it not hence follow that there were none , as he himself in effect doth confess in another place ; for speaking concerning our knowledge of the heavens ...
Pagina 27
... tion of new . So that though Aristotle's consequence were sufficient , when he proved that the heavens were not cor- ruptible , because there have not any changes been disco- vered in it ; yet this by the same reason must be as preva ...
... tion of new . So that though Aristotle's consequence were sufficient , when he proved that the heavens were not cor- ruptible , because there have not any changes been disco- vered in it ; yet this by the same reason must be as preva ...
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