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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[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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[51.] PROP. IV.
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[52.] PROP. V.
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[53.] PROP. VI.
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[54.] PROP. VII. PROP. VIII. PROP. IX. PROP. X.
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[55.] That the EARTH May be a PLANET. PROP. I.
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[56.] PROP. II.
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[57.] PROP. III.
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[58.] PROP. IV.
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[59.] PROP. V. That the Scripture, in its proper conſtru-ction, does not any where affirm the Immobility of the Earth.
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[60.] PROP. VI. That there is not any Argument from the Words of Scripture, Principles of Na-ture, or Obſervations in Aſtronomy, which can ſuſſiciently evidence the Earth to be in the Gentre of the Uni-verſe.
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321141That the Earth may be a Planet.
PROP. IX.
That it is more probable the Earth does
move, than the Sun or Heavens.
A Mongſt thoſe many Arguments that
may be urged for the conſirmation of
this Truth, I ſhall only ſet down theſe five.
1. If we ſuppoſe the Earth to be the
cauſe of this Motion, then will thoſe vaſt
and glorious Bodies of the Heavens, be freed
from that inconceivable, unnatural ſwift-
neſs, which muſt otherwiſe be attributed
unto them.
For if the Diurnal Revolution be in the
11Vid. Mæſt.
Epit. Aſtr.
l. 1. in fine. Heavens, then it will follow, according to
the common Hypotheſis, that each Star in
the Equator, muſt in every hour move at
the leaſt 4529538 German miles. So that
according to the obſervation of 22De Prop.
l. 5 prop. 58 who tells us, that the Pulſe of a well-tem-
pered Man, does beat 4000 times in an
hour; one of the Stars in that ſpace, whilſt
the Pulſe beats once, muſt paſs 1132 Ger-
man miles (ſaith Alphraganus): Or, ac-
cording to Tycho, 732 German miles. But
theſe numbers ſeem to be ſomewhat of the
leaſt; and therefore many others do much
enlarge them, affirming that every Star

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