Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6789

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            <s xml:space="preserve"> gument. of the third and greatest (that I confese pleased me
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            most) I have least to say; saving that iust at the instante
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            But I receaved your letters wee [???] Philosophers
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            were a consideringe of Keplers
              <emph style="super">* pag: 106 de nova stella serpentarij</emph>
            reasons by which he indeavours to
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            overthrow Nolanus and Gilberts opinions concerning the immensitie
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            of the sphere of the starres and that opinion particularlie of
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            Nolanus by which he affirmed that the eye beinge placed in
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            mid popint of the univers the appearances would be still
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            one as with us here. When I was a sayinge that al-
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            though Kepler had sayd somethinge to most that might be
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            urged for that opinion
              <emph style="super">of Nolanus</emph>
            yet or our principall thinge he
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            had not thought; for although it may be true that to the ey
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            placed in mid starre of, [Cancer], the starres in Capricorne
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            will vanish, yet yet he hath not therefore so soundlie conlcuded
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            (as he thinkes) that threfore towards that part of the world
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            ther wilbe a voidnesse or thin scattering of little starres
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            wheras els round about ther will appeare huge starres close
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            thruste together: for sayd I (havinge heard you say often
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            as much) what if in that huge space betweene the starres
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            and Saturne, that remaine ever fixed, infinite numbers
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            which by reason of ther lesser magnitudes doe flee our sight
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              <emph style="super"> which may supplie the appearance to the eye that shall be placed in [Cancer]
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            what if [Saturn]. [Jupiter]. [Mars]. etc.
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            ther move other planets also
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            which appeare not. iust as I was a saying this comes
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            your letter. which when I had redd, loe, quoth I, what I spoke
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            probablie experience hath made good; so that we both
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            with wonder and delight fell a considering your letter.
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            we are here so on fire with thes things that I must send
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            my request and your promise to send mee of all sortes
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            of those Cylinders. my man shal deliver you monie for
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            anie charge requisite, and contente your man for his
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            paines & skill. send me so manie as you thinke need
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            full unto thes observations. send me also one of Galileus
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            bookes if any yet be come over and you can get them.
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            Concerning any doubte in Kepler, you see what it is to be
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            so far from you. what troubled me a month you satisfied in
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            a minute. I have supplied verie fitlie any wante
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            of a spheare, in the desolation of a hoghead, for the
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            hopes therof have framed one and a verie fine </s>
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