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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            Colour. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s757" xml:space="preserve">The Obſervation of this Variety in di-
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            vers Eclipſes, you may ſee ſet down by Keplar,
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              <note position="right" xlink:label="note-0059-01" xlink:href="note-0059-01a" xml:space="preserve">Opt. A-
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              ſtron. c. 7.
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              num. 3.</note>
            and many others. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s758" xml:space="preserve">But now this could not be,
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            if that Light were her own, that being con-
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            ſtantly the ſame, and without any Reaſon of
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            ſuch an Alteration: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s759" xml:space="preserve">So that thus I may argue.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s761" xml:space="preserve">If there were any Light proper to the Moon,
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            then would that Planet appear Brighteſt when
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            ſhe is Eclipſed in her Perige being neareſt to
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            to the Earth, and ſo conſequently more Ob-
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            ſcure and Duskiſh when ſhe is in her Apoge,
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            or fartheſt from it; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s762" xml:space="preserve">the Reaſon is, becauſe the
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            nearer any Enlightned Body comes to the
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            Sight, by ſo much the more ſtrong are the
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            Species, and the better perceiv'd. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s763" xml:space="preserve">This Se-
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            quel is granted by ſome of our Adverſaries,
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            and they are the very Words of Noble Tycho,
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              <note position="right" xlink:label="note-0059-02" xlink:href="note-0059-02a" xml:space="preserve">De nova
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              ſtella. lib. 1.
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              c. 10.</note>
            Si Luna genuino gauderet lumine, utique cum in
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            umbra terre eſſet, illud non emitteret, ſed eò evi-
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            dentiùs exereret; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s764" xml:space="preserve">omne enim lumen in tenebris,
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            plus ſplendit cum alio majore fulgore non prœpe-
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            ditur. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s765" xml:space="preserve">If the Moon had any Light of her own,
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            then ſhe would not loſe it in the Earths Sha-
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            dow, but rather ſhine more Clearly, ſince eve-
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            ry Light appears greater in the Dark, when
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            it is not hindred by a more perſpicuous Bright-
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            neſs.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s767" xml:space="preserve">But now the Event falls out clean contrary,
              <lb/>
              <note position="right" xlink:label="note-0059-03" xlink:href="note-0059-03a" xml:space="preserve">Reinhold
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              Co
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              mment.
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              in Purb.
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              Tbeor. pag.
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              164.</note>
            (as Obſervation doth manifeſt, and our Op-
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            poſites themſelves do grant) the Moon appea-
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            ring with a more reddiſh and clear Light when
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            ſhe is Eclipſed, being in her Apoge or fartheſt
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            diſtance, and a more blackiſh Iron Colour
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            when ſhe is in her Perige, or neareſt to us,
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            therefore ſhe hath not any Light of her own.</s>
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