Galilei, Galileo, The systems of the world, 1661

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              ſee here, ſaith he, the Well, which repreſenteth the Tube, ſee
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              here the groſs vapours, from whence is taken the invention of
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              the Cryſtals, and ſee here laſtly the ſight fortified by the paſſage
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              of the rays through a diaphanous, but more denſe and obſcure
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              medium.
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              <s>
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              Invention of the
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              Teleſcope
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              taken
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              from
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              Ariſtotle.</s>
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              <s>SAGR. </s>
              <s>This is a way to comprehend all things knowable, much
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              like to that wherewith a piece of marble conteineth in it one, yea,
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              a thouſand very beautiful Statua's, but the difficulty lieth in
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              ing able to diſcover them; or we may ſay, that it is like to the
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              propheſies of Abbot
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              Joachim,
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              or the anſwers of the Heathen
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              Oracles,
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              which are not to be underſtood, till after the things
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              fore-told are come to paſſe.</s>
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              <s>SALV. </s>
              <s>And why do you not adde the predictions of the
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              nethliacks,
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              which are with like cleerneſſe ſeen after the event, in
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              their Horoſcopes, or, if you will, Configurations of the Heavens.</s>
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              <s>SAGR. </s>
              <s>In this manner the Chymiſts find, being led by their
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              melancholly humour, that all the ſublimeſt wits of the World
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              have writ of nothing elſe in reality, than of the way to make
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              Gold; but, that they might tranſmit the ſecret to poſterity
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              out diſcovering it to the vulgar, they contrived ſome one way, and
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              ſome another how to conceal the ſame under ſeveral maskes; and
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              it would make one merry to hear their comments upon the ancient
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              Poets,
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              finding out the important miſteries, which lie hid under
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              their Fables; and the ſignification of the Loves of the
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              Moon,
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              and her deſcending to the Earth for
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              Endimion
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              ; her diſpleaſure
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              againſt
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              Acteon,
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              and what was meant by
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              Jupiters
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              turning himſelf
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              into a ſhowre of
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              Gold
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              ; and into flames of fire; and what great
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              ſecrets of Art are conteined in that
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              Mercury
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              the
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              Interpreter
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              ; in
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              thoſe thefts of
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              Pluto
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              ; and in thoſe
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              Branches
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              of
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              Gold.
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              Chymiſts
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              pret the Eables of
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              the Poets to be
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              crets for making of
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              Gold.
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              <s>SIMPL. </s>
              <s>I believe, and in part know, that there want not in the
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              World very extravagant heads, the vanities of whom ought not to
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              redound to the prejudice of
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              Ariſtotle,
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              of whom my thinks you
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              ſpeak ſometimes with too little reſpect, and the onely antiquity
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              and bare name that he hath acquired in the opinions of ſo many
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              famous men, ſhould ſuffice to render him honourable with all
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              that profeſſe themſelves learned.</s>
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              <s>SALV. </s>
              <s>You ſtate not the matter rightly,
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              Simplicius
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              ; There
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              are ſome of his followers that fear before they are in danger,
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              who give us occaſion, or, to ſay better, would give us cauſe to
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              eſteem him leſſe, ſhould we conſent to applaud their
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              Capricio's.
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              And you, pray you tell me, are you for your part ſo ſimple, as
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              not to know that had
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              Arictotle
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              been preſent, to have heard the
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              Doctor that would have made him Author of the
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              Teleſcope,
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              he
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              would have been much more diſpleaſed with him, than with thoſe,
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              who laught at the Doctor and his Comments? </s>
              <s>Do you queſtion </s>
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