Galilei, Galileo, The systems of the world, 1661

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1Ptolomey and Copernicus were they that have had the honour to
ſee
fartheſt into, and diſcourſe moſt profoundly of the Worlds
Syſteme
. About the Works of which famous Men theſe
lous
being chiefly converſant, I conceived it my duty to
dicate
them only to Your Highneſs. For laying all the weight
upon
theſe two, whom I hold to be the Ableſt Wits that
have
left us their Works upon theſe Subjects; to avoid a
ciſmein
Manners, I was obliged to addreſs them to Him, who
with
me, is the Greateſt of all Men, from whom they can
ceive
either Glory or Patrociny.
And if theſe two perſons
have
ſo farre illuminated my Underſtanding as that this my
Book
may in a great part be confeſſed to belong to them, well
may
it alſo be acknowledged to belong to Your Highneſs, unto
whoſe
Bounteous Magnificence I owe the time and leaſure I
had
to write it, as alſo unto Your Powerful Aſſiſtance, (never
weary
of honouring me) the means that at length I have had
to
publiſh it.
May Your Highneſs therefore be pleaſed to accept
of
it according to Your accuſtomed Goodneſs; and if any
thing
ſhall be found therein, that may be ſubſervient towards
the
information or ſatisfaction of thoſe that are Lovers of
Truth
; let them acknowledge it to be due to Your Self, who are
ſo
expert in doing good, that Your Happy Dominion cannot
ſhew
the man that is concerned in any of thoſe general
mities
that diſturb the World; ſo that Praying for Your
rity
, and continuance in this Your Pious and Laudable
ſtome
, I humbly kiſs Your Hands;
GALILEO GALILEI.

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