Wilkins, John, A discovery of a new world : or a discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another Habitable World in the Moon ; with a discourse concerning the Probability of a Passage thither; unto which is added, a discourse concerning a New Planet, tending to prove, that 'tis probable our earth is one of the Planets

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[2.] Ex Libris James S. Dearden Rampside
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[3.] A DISCOVERY OF A New , OR,
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[4.] In Two Parts.
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[5.] The Fifth Edition Corrected and Amended. LONDON,
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[6.] The Epiſtle to the READER.
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[7.] The Propoſitions that are proved in this Diſcourſe. PROPOSITION I.
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[8.] PROP. II.
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[9.] PROP. III.
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[10.] PROP. IV.
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[11.] PROP. V.
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[12.] PROP. VI.
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[13.] PROP. VII.
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[14.] PROP. VIII.
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[15.] PROP. IX.
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[16.] PROP. X.
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[17.] PROP. XI.
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[18.] PROP. XII.
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[19.] PROP. XIII.
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[20.] PROP. XIV.
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[21.] The Firſt Book. That the MOON May be a WORLD. The Firſt Propoſition, by way of Preface.
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[22.] Sed vanus ſtolidis hæc omnia finxerit Error.
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[23.] Solis lunæq; labores.
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[24.] Cum fruſtra reſonant æra auxiliaria Lunæ.
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[25.] Una laboranti poterit ſuccerrere Lunæ.
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[26.] Gantus & è cælo poſſunt deducere Lunam.
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[27.] Cantus & ſi curru lunam deducere tentant, Et facerent, ſi non æra repulſa ſonant.
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[28.] PROP. II. That a Plurality of Worlds doth not contradict any Principle of Reaſon or Faith.
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[29.] Æſtuas infelix auguſto limite mundi.
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[30.] PROP. III. That the Heavens do not conſiſt of any ſuch pure Matter, which can priviledge them from the like Change and Corruption, as theſe Inferiour, Bodies are liable unto.
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6856That the Moon may be a World. the name of Volva à volvendo, becauſe it does
by reaſon of its Diurnal Revolution appear
unto them conſtantly to turn round, and there-
fore he ſtyles thoſe who live in that Hemi-
ſphere which is towards us, by the Title of
Subvolvani, becauſe they enjoy the ſight of
this Earth; and the others Privolvani, quia
ſunt privati conſpectu volvæ, becauſe they
are depriv’d oſ this priviledge. But Fulius
Cæſar, whom I have above Quoted, ſpea-
king oſ their Teſtimony whom I cite for this
Opinion, viz. Keplar and Galilæus, Aſſirms
that to his Knowledge they did but jeſt in thoſe
things which they Write concerning this, and
11De phæ-
nom. Lunæ.
6. 4. as for any ſuch World, he aſſuredly knows
they never ſo much as dreamt oſ it. But I had
rather believe their own Words, than his pre-
tended Knowledge.
’Tis true indeed, in ſome things they do but
triſle, but for the main Scope oſ thoſe Diſ-
courſes, ’tis as manifeſtly they ſeriouſly meant
it, as any indifferent Reader may eaſily diſ-
cern; As for Galilæus, ’tis evident he did ſet
down his own Judgement and Opinion in theſe
things; otherwiſe, ſure Campanella ( a Man
as well acquainted with his Opinion, and per-
haps his Perſon, as Cæſar was) would never
have writ an Apology for him. And beſides,
’tis very likely iſ it had beeen but a Jeſt, Ga-
lilæus would never have ſuffer’d ſo much for it,
as Report ſaith, afterwards he did.
And as for Keplar, I will only refer the
Reader to his own words as they are ſet down
in the Preface to the Fourth Book oſ his Epi-
tome, where his purpoſe is to make an

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