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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[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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[31.] Necnon Oceano paſci phæbumque polumq; Gredimus.
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[32.] PROP. IV. That the Moon is a Solid, Compacted, Opacous Body.
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[33.] PROP. V. That the Moon hath not any Light of her own.
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[34.] PROP. VI. That there is a World in the Moon, bath been the direct Opinion of many Ancient, with ſome Modern Mathematicians, and may probably de deduc’d from the Tenents of others.
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[35.] PROP. VII. That thoſe Spots and brighter parts, which by our ſight may be diſtinguiſhed in the Moon, do ſhew the difference betwixt the Sea and Land, in that other World.
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[36.] PROP. VIII. The Spots repeſent the Sea, and the brighter parts the Land.
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[37.] PROP. IX. That there are high Mountains, deep Vallies, and ſpacious Plains in the Body of the Moon.
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[38.] PROP. X. That there is an Atmo-ſphæra, or an Orb of groſs, Vaporous Air, immediately encompaſſing the body of the Moon.
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[39.] PROP. XI. That as their World is our Moon, ſo our World is their Moon.
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[40.] Provehimur portu, terræque urbeſque recedunt.
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[41.] PROP. XII.
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[42.] PROP. XIII.
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[43.] PROP. XIV.
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[44.] FINIS.
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[45.] A DISCOURSE Concerning a Rem Planet. Tending to prove That ’tis probable our EARTH is one of the PLANETS. The Second Book. By John Wilkins, late L. Biſhop of Cheſter.
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[46.] LONDON: Printed by J. D. for John Gellibrand, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul’s Church-Yard. M.DC.LXXXIV.
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[47.] To the Reader.
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[48.] PROP. I.
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[49.] PROP. II.
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[50.] PROP. III.
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2715That the Moon may be a World. Light Body upwards, what a hudling and con-
fuſion muſt there be, if there were two pla-
ces for Gravity, and two places for Lightneſs:
for it is probable that the Earth of that other
World would fall down to this Centre, and ſo
mutually the Air and Fire here aſcend to thoſe
Regions in the other, which muſt needs much
derogate from the Providence of Nature, and
cauſe a great diſorder in his Works. But ratio
bæc eſt minimè firma, (ſaith Zancby.) And if
11De operibus
Dei. part 2.
lib 2. cap. 2 you well confider the nature of Gravity, you
will plainly ſee there is no ground to fear any
ſuch Confuſion; for Heavineſs is nothing elſe
but ſuch a quality as cauſes a Propenſion in its
Subject to tend downwards towards its own
Centre; ſo that for ſome of that Earth to
come hither, would not be ſaid a Fall, but
an Aſcenſion, ſince it moved from its own
place; and this would be impoſſible (ſaith Ru-
vio) becauſe againſt Nature, and therefore
no more to be feared, than the falling of the
22De Cœle. 1.
I. c. 9. 9.1.Heavens.
If you reply, that then according to this
there muſt be more Centres of Gravity than
one; I anſwer, ’Tis very probable there are,
nor can we well Conceive what any piece of
the Moon would do, being ſever'd from the
reſt in the free and open Air, but only return
unto it again.
Another Argument he had from his Maſter
33Metaphyſ.
l. 12. c. 1.
Diog. Laer.
lib. 2. Plato, that there is but one World, becauſe
there is but one firſt Mover, God.
Infirma etiam eſt bæc ratio (ſaith Zancby) and
we muſt juſtly deny the Conſequence, ſince a
Plurality of Worlds doth not take away

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