Galilei, Galileo
,
The systems of the world
,
1661
Text
Text Image
Image
XML
Thumbnail overview
Document information
None
Concordance
Figures
Thumbnails
Table of figures
<
1 - 30
31 - 33
[out of range]
>
<
1 - 30
31 - 33
[out of range]
>
page
|<
<
of 948
>
>|
<
archimedes
>
<
text
>
<
body
>
<
chap
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>
<
pb
xlink:href
="
065/01/083.jpg
"
pagenum
="
77
"/>
as to have received it for truth; but borrowing it from others, I
<
lb
/>
cannot find any reaſon ſufficient to excuſe him for not perceiving
<
lb
/>
its fallacies; and eſpecially after he had heard the true cauſe of
<
lb
/>
that effect, and had it in his power to ſatisfie himſelf by a thouſand
<
lb
/>
experiments, and manifeſt circumſtances, that the ſame proceeded
<
lb
/>
from the reflection of the Earth, and from nothing elſe: and the more
<
lb
/>
this ſpeculation makes ſomething to be deſired, in the judgment of
<
lb
/>
this Author, and of all thoſe who give no credit to it: ſo much the
<
lb
/>
more doth their not having underſtood and remembred it, excuſe
<
lb
/>
thoſe more receſs Antients, who, I am very certain, did they now
<
lb
/>
underſtand it, would without the leaſt repugnance admit thereof.
<
lb
/>
</
s
>
<
s
>And if I may freely tell you what I think, I cannot believe but
<
lb
/>
that this
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Modern
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
doth in his heart believe it; but I rather think,
<
lb
/>
that the conceit he ſhould not be the firſt Author thereof, did a
<
lb
/>
little move him to endeavour to ſuppreſſe it, or to diſparage it at
<
lb
/>
leaſt amongſt the ſimple, whoſe number we know to be very
<
lb
/>
great; and many there are, who much more affect the
<
lb
/>
rous applauds of the people, than the approbation of a few not
<
lb
/>
vulgar judgments.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SAGR. </
s
>
<
s
>Hold good
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Salviatus,
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
for me thinks, I ſee that you
<
lb
/>
go not the way to hit the true mark in this your diſcourſe, for theſe
<
lb
/>
that ^{*} confound all propriety, know alſo how to make themſelves
<
lb
/>
<
arrow.to.target
n
="
marg196
"/>
<
lb
/>
Authors of others inventions, provided they be not ſo ſtale,
<
lb
/>
and publick in the Schools and Market-places, as that they are more
<
lb
/>
then notorious to every one.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
margin
">
<
s
>
<
margin.target
id
="
marg196
"/>
* Tendono le
<
lb
/>
te al commune.</
s
>
</
p
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>SALV. Ha! well aimed, you blame me for roving from the
<
lb
/>
point in hand; but what have you to do with Schools and
<
lb
/>
<
arrow.to.target
n
="
marg197
"/>
<
lb
/>
kets? </
s
>
<
s
>Is it not all one whether opinions and inventions be new to
<
lb
/>
men, or the men new to them? </
s
>
<
s
>If you ^{*} contend about the
<
lb
/>
ſteem of the Founders of Sciences, which in all times do ſtart up,
<
lb
/>
<
arrow.to.target
n
="
marg198
"/>
<
lb
/>
you may make your ſelf their inventor, even to the Alphabet it
<
lb
/>
ſelf, and ſo gain admiration amongſt that illiterate rabble; and
<
lb
/>
though in proceſſe of time your craft ſhould be perceived, that
<
lb
/>
would but little prejudice your deſigne; for that others would
<
lb
/>
ſucceed them in maintaining the number of your fautors; but let
<
lb
/>
us return to prove to
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Simplicius
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
the invalidity of the reaſons of his
<
lb
/>
modern Author, in which there are ſeveral falſities,
<
lb
/>
<
arrow.to.target
n
="
marg199
"/>
<
lb
/>
cies, and incredible Paradoxes. </
s
>
<
s
>And firſt, it is falſe that this
<
lb
/>
condary light is clearer about the utmoſt limb than in the middle
<
lb
/>
parts, ſo as to form, as it were, a ring or circle more bright than
<
lb
/>
the reſt of its ſpace or contence. </
s
>
<
s
>True it is, indeed, that looking
<
lb
/>
on the Moon at the time of twilight, at firſt ſight there is the
<
lb
/>
ſemblance of ſuch a circle, but by an illuſion ariſing from the
<
lb
/>
verſity of confines that bound the Moons
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Diſcus,
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
which are
<
lb
/>
fuſed by means of this ſecondary light; foraſmuch as on the part </
s
>
</
p
>
</
chap
>
</
body
>
</
text
>
</
archimedes
>