Galilei, Galileo
,
The systems of the world
,
1661
Text
Text Image
Image
XML
Thumbnail overview
Document information
None
Concordance
Figures
Thumbnails
List of thumbnails
<
1 - 10
11 - 20
21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
71 - 80
81 - 90
91 - 100
101 - 110
111 - 120
121 - 130
131 - 140
141 - 150
151 - 160
161 - 170
171 - 180
181 - 190
191 - 200
201 - 210
211 - 220
221 - 230
231 - 240
241 - 250
251 - 260
261 - 270
271 - 280
281 - 290
291 - 300
301 - 310
311 - 320
321 - 330
331 - 340
341 - 350
351 - 360
361 - 370
371 - 380
381 - 390
391 - 400
401 - 410
411 - 420
421 - 430
431 - 440
441 - 450
451 - 460
461 - 470
471 - 480
481 - 490
491 - 500
501 - 510
511 - 520
521 - 530
531 - 540
541 - 550
551 - 560
561 - 570
571 - 580
581 - 590
591 - 600
601 - 610
611 - 620
621 - 630
631 - 640
641 - 650
651 - 660
661 - 670
671 - 680
681 - 690
691 - 700
701 - 710
711 - 720
721 - 730
731 - 740
741 - 750
751 - 760
761 - 770
771 - 780
781 - 790
791 - 800
801 - 810
811 - 820
821 - 830
831 - 840
841 - 850
851 - 860
861 - 870
871 - 880
881 - 890
891 - 900
901 - 910
911 - 920
921 - 930
931 - 940
941 - 948
>
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
<
1 - 10
11 - 20
21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
71 - 80
81 - 90
91 - 100
101 - 110
111 - 120
121 - 130
131 - 140
141 - 150
151 - 160
161 - 170
171 - 180
181 - 190
191 - 200
201 - 210
211 - 220
221 - 230
231 - 240
241 - 250
251 - 260
261 - 270
271 - 280
281 - 290
291 - 300
301 - 310
311 - 320
321 - 330
331 - 340
341 - 350
351 - 360
361 - 370
371 - 380
381 - 390
391 - 400
401 - 410
411 - 420
421 - 430
431 - 440
441 - 450
451 - 460
461 - 470
471 - 480
481 - 490
491 - 500
501 - 510
511 - 520
521 - 530
531 - 540
541 - 550
551 - 560
561 - 570
571 - 580
581 - 590
591 - 600
601 - 610
611 - 620
621 - 630
631 - 640
641 - 650
651 - 660
661 - 670
671 - 680
681 - 690
691 - 700
701 - 710
711 - 720
721 - 730
731 - 740
741 - 750
751 - 760
761 - 770
771 - 780
781 - 790
791 - 800
801 - 810
811 - 820
821 - 830
831 - 840
841 - 850
851 - 860
861 - 870
871 - 880
881 - 890
891 - 900
901 - 910
911 - 920
921 - 930
931 - 940
941 - 948
>
page
|<
<
of 948
>
>|
<
archimedes
>
<
text
>
<
body
>
<
chap
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>
<
pb
xlink:href
="
065/01/313.jpg
"
pagenum
="
303
"/>
to conſide ſo much in that which reaſon dictated to them, as that
<
lb
/>
they have conſidently affirmed that the ſtructure of the Univerſe
<
lb
/>
could have no other figure than that which they deſigned to
<
lb
/>
ſelves. </
s
>
<
s
>There are alſo ſeveral other very ſerious and curious doubts,
<
lb
/>
not ſo eaſie to be reſolved by the middle ſort of wits, but yet
<
lb
/>
netrated and declared by
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Coperninus,
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
which we ſhall defer till by
<
lb
/>
and by, after we have anſwered to other objections that ſeem to
<
lb
/>
make againſt this opinion. </
s
>
<
s
>Now coming to the declarations and
<
lb
/>
anſwers to thoſe three before named grand Objections, I ſay, that
<
lb
/>
the two firſt not onely contradict not the
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Copernican
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
Syſteme, but
<
lb
/>
<
arrow.to.target
n
="
marg549
"/>
<
lb
/>
greatly and abſolutely favour it; For both
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Mars
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
and
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Venus
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
ſeems
<
lb
/>
unequal to themſelves, according to the proportions aſſigned; and
<
lb
/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Venus
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
under the Sun ſeemeth horned, and goeth changing figures
<
lb
/>
in it ſelf exactly like the Moon.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg543
"/>
Mars
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
makes an
<
lb
/>
hot aſſault upon the
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
Copernican
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
ſteme.
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg544
"/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
The
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
na
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
of
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
Venus
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
appear
<
lb
/>
contrary to the
<
lb
/>
ſteme of
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
cus.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg545
"/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Another
<
lb
/>
culty raiſed by
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
nus
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
againſt
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
nicus.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg546
"/>
Venus,
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
according
<
lb
/>
to
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
Copernicus,
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
ther lucid in it
<
lb
/>
ſelf, or elſe of a
<
lb
/>
tranſparent
<
lb
/>
ſtance.
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg547
"/>
Copernicus
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
eth nothing of the
<
lb
/>
ſmall variation of
<
lb
/>
bigneſs in
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
Venus
<
lb
/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
and in
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
Mars.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg548
"/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
The moon much
<
lb
/>
diſturbeth the
<
lb
/>
der of the other
<
lb
/>
Planets.
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg549
"/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Anſwers to the
<
lb
/>
three first
<
lb
/>
ons againſt the
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
pernican
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Syſteme.
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SAGR. </
s
>
<
s
>But how came this to be concealed from
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Copernicus,
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
and revealed to you?</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SALV. </
s
>
<
s
>Theſe things cannot be comprehended, ſave onely by
<
lb
/>
the ſenſe of ſeeing, the which by nature was not granted to man
<
lb
/>
ſo perfect, as that it was able to attain to the diſcovery of ſuch
<
lb
/>
ferences; nay even the very inſtrument of ſight is an impediment
<
lb
/>
to it ſelf: But ſince that it hath pleaſed God in our age to
<
lb
/>
ſafe to humane ingenuity, ſo admirable an invention of perfecting
<
lb
/>
our ſight, by multiplying it four, ſix, ten, twenty, thirty, and
<
lb
/>
ty times, infinite objects, that either by reaſon of their diſtance, or
<
lb
/>
for their extream ſmallneſſe were inviſible unto us, have by help
<
lb
/>
of the Teleſcope been rendered viſible.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SAGR. </
s
>
<
s
>But
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Venus
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
and
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Mars
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
are none of the objects inviſible
<
lb
/>
for their diſtance or ſmallneſſe, yea, we do diſcern them with our
<
lb
/>
bare natural ſight; why then do we not diſtinguiſh the differences
<
lb
/>
of their magnitudes and figures?</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SALV. </
s
>
<
s
>In this, the impediment of our very eye it ſelf hath a
<
lb
/>
<
arrow.to.target
n
="
marg550
"/>
<
lb
/>
great ſhare, as but even now I hinted, by which the reſplendent and
<
lb
/>
remote objects are not repreſented to us ſimple and pure; but gives
<
lb
/>
them us fringed with ſtrange and adventitious rayes, ſo long and
<
lb
/>
denſe, that their naked body ſheweth to us agrandized ten,
<
lb
/>
ty, an hundred, yea a thouſand times more than it would appear, if
<
lb
/>
the capillitious rayes were taken away.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg550
"/>
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Thereaſon whence
<
lb
/>
it happens that
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
nus
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
and
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
Mars
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
do
<
lb
/>
not appear to vary
<
lb
/>
magnitude ſo much
<
lb
/>
as is requiſite.
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SAGR. </
s
>
<
s
>Now I remember that I have read ſomething on this
<
lb
/>
ſubject, I know not whether in the Solar Letters, or in the
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
giatore
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
of our common Friend, but it would be very good, aſwell
<
lb
/>
for recalling it into my memory, as for the information of
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
<
lb
/>
cius,
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
who it may be never ſaw thoſe writings, that you would
<
lb
/>
clare unto us more diſtinctly how this buſineſſe ſtands, the
<
lb
/>
ledge whereof I think to be very neceſſary for the aſſiſting of us to
<
lb
/>
underſtand that of which we now ſpeak.</
s
>
</
p
>
</
chap
>
</
body
>
</
text
>
</
archimedes
>