Galilei, Galileo
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The systems of the world
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be a Ghoſt, and ſtand in fear of that which hath nothing in it of
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dreadfull, like as a little child doth fear the Hobgoblin, without
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which we inhabit and call Earth, conſiſteth of one ſole and
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ple matter, or elſe that it is an aggregate of matters different
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different; and firſt, for the greateſt parts of the compoſition,
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I ſee the Water and the Earth, which extreamly differ from one
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Terreſtrial
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compoſed of
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ſundry matters.
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them one and the ſame thing, or elſe different.</
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there being very great heaps of unfruitful ſands, and others of
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fruitful ſoiles; There are infinite ſharp and ſteril mountains, full
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of hard ſtones and quarries of ſeveral kinds, as Porphyre,
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blaſter, Jaſper, and a thouſand other kinds of Marbles: There
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are vaſt Minerals of ſo many kinds of metals; and in a word,
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ſuch varieties of matters, that a whole day would not ſuffice
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that in the compoſition of this grand maſſe, there do concur
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tions, or elſe that amongſt them all there is one part that far
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ceeds the reſt, and is as it were the matter and ſubſtance of the
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the ſo many other ſeveral matters are as it were Jewels, and
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teriour and ſuperficial Ornaments of the primary Globe, which
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in groſſe, as I believe, doth without compare exceed all theſe
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things put together.</
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things above named are as it were excreſſences and ornaments, of
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what matter do you think that it is compoſed?</
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Earth.</
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that which is diſperſed all over the fields, which is broke up with
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