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.
[32.] PROP. IV. That the Moon is a Solid, Compacted, Opacous Body.
[33.] PROP. V. That the Moon hath not any Light of her own.
[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.
[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.
[36.] PROP. VIII. The Spots repeſent the Sea, and the brighter parts the Land.
[37.] PROP. IX. That there are high Mountains, deep Vallies, and ſpacious Plains in the Body of the Moon.
[38.] PROP. X. That there is an Atmo-ſphæra, or an Orb of groſs, Vaporous Air, immediately encompaſſing the body of the Moon.
[39.] PROP. XI. That as their World is our Moon, ſo our World is their Moon.
[40.] Provehimur portu, terræque urbeſque recedunt.
[41.] PROP. XII.
[42.] PROP. XIII.
[43.] PROP. XIV.
[44.] FINIS.
[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.
[46.] LONDON: Printed by J. D. for John Gellibrand, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul’s Church-Yard. M.DC.LXXXIV.
[47.] To the Reader.
[48.] PROP. I.
[49.] PROP. II.
[50.] PROP. III.
[51.] PROP. IV.
[52.] PROP. V.
[53.] PROP. VI.
[54.] PROP. VII. PROP. VIII. PROP. IX. PROP. X.
[55.] That the EARTH May be a PLANET. PROP. I.
[56.] PROP. II.
[57.] PROP. III.
[58.] PROP. IV.
[59.] PROP. V. That the Scripture, in its proper conſtru-ction, does not any where affirm the Immobility of the Earth.
[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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6452That the Moon may be a World.
I have now done with theſe Propoſitions
which are ſet down to clear the paſſage, and
conſirm the Suppoſitions implyed in the Opi-
nion;
I ſhall in the next place proceed to a
more direct Treating of the chief matter in
Hand.
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.
SInce this Opinion may be ſuſpected of Sin-
gularity, I ſhall firſt confirm it by ſuffici-
ent Authority oſ divers Authors, both Anci-
ent and Modern, that to I may the better clear
it from the prejudice either of an Upſtart Fan-
cy, or an obſelute Error.
This is by ſome at-
tributed to Orpheus, one of the moſt Ancient
Greek Poets.
Who ſpeaking of the Moon,
ſays thus, τί πσλλ αςεα, πολλα μίλα ορα
11Plut. de
place. phil.
l. 2. c. 13.
That it hath many Mountains, and Cities, and
Houſes in it.
To him aſſented Anaxagoras,
Democritus, and Heraclides, all who, thought
22Ibid. c. 23. it to have ſirm ſolid Ground, like to our Earth,
33Diog.
Laert. l- 2.
& l. 9.
containing in it many large Fields, Champion
Grounds, and divers Inhabitants.
Of this Opinion likewiſe was Xenophanes,
as he is cited for it by Lactantius;
though that
Father, perhaps, did miſtake his meaning
44Divin. Inſt.
lib. 3. c. 23.
whilſt he relates it thus, Dixit Xenophanes, in-
tra concavum Lunæ eſſe aliam terram, &
ibi ali-
ud genus hominum ſimili modo vivere ſicut

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