Solidity of the
Lunar Globe
ed from its being
montainous.
Lunar Globe
ed from its being
montainous.
The Seas
ction of light much
weaker than that
of the Earth.
ction of light much
weaker than that
of the Earth.
An experiment
to prove the
ction of the Water
leſſe clear than
that of the Land.
to prove the
ction of the Water
leſſe clear than
that of the Land.
SIMPL. Here I ſee the weſt part ſhine more than all the reſt of
the pavement, and I ſee that it ſo hapneth, becauſe the
ction of the light which entereth in at the window, cometh
wards me.
the pavement, and I ſee that it ſo hapneth, becauſe the
ction of the light which entereth in at the window, cometh
wards me.
SALV. That moiſture hath done no more but filled thoſe little
cavities which are in the brick with water, and reduced its
ficies to an exact eveneſſe; whereupon the reflex rayes iſſue
unitedly towards one and the ſame place; but the reſt of the
pavement which is dry, hath its protuberances, that is, an
merable variety of inclinations in its ſmalleſt particles;
on the reflections of the light ſcatter towards all parts, but more
weakly than if they had gone all united together; and therefore,
the ſame ſheweth almoſt all alike, beheld ſeveral wayes, but far
leſſe clear than the moiſtned brick. I conclude therefore, that the
ſurface of the Sea, beheld from the Moon, in like manner, as it
would appear moſt equal, (the Iſlands and Rocks deducted) ſo it
would ſhew leſſe clear than that of the Earth, which is montanous
and uneven. And but that I would not ſeem, as the ſaying is,
to harp too much on one ſtring, I could tell you that I have
ſerved in the Moon that ſecondary light which I told you came to
her from the reflection of the Terreſtrial Globe, to be notably
more clear two or three dayes before the conjunction, than after,
that is, when we ſee it before break of day in the Eaſt, than
when it is ſeen at night after Sun-ſet in the Weſt; of which
ference the cauſe is, that the Terreſtrial Hemiſphere, which looks
towards the Eaſtern Moon, hath little Sea, and much Land, to
wit, all Aſia, whereas, when it is in the Weſt, it beholds very
great Seas, that is, the whole Atlantick Ocean as far as America:
An Argument ſufficiently probable that the ſurface of the water
appears leſſe ſplendid than that of the Earth.
cavities which are in the brick with water, and reduced its
ficies to an exact eveneſſe; whereupon the reflex rayes iſſue
unitedly towards one and the ſame place; but the reſt of the
pavement which is dry, hath its protuberances, that is, an
merable variety of inclinations in its ſmalleſt particles;
on the reflections of the light ſcatter towards all parts, but more
weakly than if they had gone all united together; and therefore,
the ſame ſheweth almoſt all alike, beheld ſeveral wayes, but far
leſſe clear than the moiſtned brick. I conclude therefore, that the
ſurface of the Sea, beheld from the Moon, in like manner, as it
would appear moſt equal, (the Iſlands and Rocks deducted) ſo it
would ſhew leſſe clear than that of the Earth, which is montanous
and uneven. And but that I would not ſeem, as the ſaying is,
to harp too much on one ſtring, I could tell you that I have
ſerved in the Moon that ſecondary light which I told you came to
her from the reflection of the Terreſtrial Globe, to be notably
more clear two or three dayes before the conjunction, than after,
that is, when we ſee it before break of day in the Eaſt, than
when it is ſeen at night after Sun-ſet in the Weſt; of which
ference the cauſe is, that the Terreſtrial Hemiſphere, which looks
towards the Eaſtern Moon, hath little Sea, and much Land, to
wit, all Aſia, whereas, when it is in the Weſt, it beholds very
great Seas, that is, the whole Atlantick Ocean as far as America:
An Argument ſufficiently probable that the ſurface of the water
appears leſſe ſplendid than that of the Earth.
The ſecondary
light of the Moon
clearer before the
conjunction, than
after.
light of the Moon
clearer before the
conjunction, than
after.
SIMPL. So that perhaps you believe, thoſe great ſpots
vered in the face of the Moon, to be Seas, and the other clearer
parts to be Land, or ſome ſuch thing?
vered in the face of the Moon, to be Seas, and the other clearer
parts to be Land, or ſome ſuch thing?
SALV. This which you ask me, is the beginning of thoſe
congruities which I eſteem to be between the Moon and the
Earth, out of which it is time to diſ-ingage our ſelves, for we
have ſtayed too long in the Moon. I ſay therefore, that if there
were in nature but one way onely, to make two ſuperficies
ted by the Sun, to appear one more clear than the other, and
that this were by the being of the one Earth, and the other
ter; it would be neceſſary to ſay that the ſurface of the Moon
were part earthy and part aquatick; but becauſe we know many
wayes to produce the ſame effect (and others there may be which
we know not of;) therefore I dare not affirm the Moon to
ſiſt of one thing more than another: It hath been ſeen already
congruities which I eſteem to be between the Moon and the
Earth, out of which it is time to diſ-ingage our ſelves, for we
have ſtayed too long in the Moon. I ſay therefore, that if there
were in nature but one way onely, to make two ſuperficies
ted by the Sun, to appear one more clear than the other, and
that this were by the being of the one Earth, and the other
ter; it would be neceſſary to ſay that the ſurface of the Moon
were part earthy and part aquatick; but becauſe we know many
wayes to produce the ſame effect (and others there may be which
we know not of;) therefore I dare not affirm the Moon to
ſiſt of one thing more than another: It hath been ſeen already
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