10997That the Moon may be a World.
Ariſtotle uſes in in his Book de Mundo, and
ſhew'd you the neceſſary parts that belong to
this World in the Moon. In the next place
’tis requiſite that I proceed to thoſe things
which are Extrinſecal unto it, as the Seaſons, the
Meteors, and the Inhabitants.
ſhew'd you the neceſſary parts that belong to
this World in the Moon. In the next place
’tis requiſite that I proceed to thoſe things
which are Extrinſecal unto it, as the Seaſons, the
Meteors, and the Inhabitants.
And if there be ſuch a World in the Moon,
’tis requiſite then that their Seaſons ſhould be
ſome way Correſpondent unto ours, that they
ſhould have Winter and Summer, Night and
Day, as we have.
’tis requiſite then that their Seaſons ſhould be
ſome way Correſpondent unto ours, that they
ſhould have Winter and Summer, Night and
Day, as we have.
Now that in this Planet there is ſome Si-
militude of Winter and Summer, is affirmed
11De gen.
animal. l. 4.
21. by Ariſtotle himſelf, ſince there is one Hemiſ-
phere that hath always Heat and Light, and
the other that hath Darkneſs and Cold. True
indeed, their Days and Years are always
of one and the ſame Length (unleſs we make
one of their Years to be 19 of ours, in which
ſpace all the Stars do Ariſe after the ſame Or-
22Golden
Number. der.) But ’tis ſo with us alſo under the Poles,
and therefore that great difference is not Suf-
ficient to make it altogether unlike ours; nor
can we expect that every thing there ſhould be
in the ſame manner as it is here below, as if
Nature had no way but one to bring about her
Purpoſe. We have no Reaſon then to think
it neceſſary that both theſe Worlds ſhould be
altogether alike, but it may ſuffice if they be
Coreſpondent in ſomething only. However, it
may be queſtioned whether it doth not ſeem to
be againſt the Wiſdom of Providence, to make
the Night of ſo great a Length, when they have
ſuch a long time unfit for Work? I
militude of Winter and Summer, is affirmed
11De gen.
animal. l. 4.
21. by Ariſtotle himſelf, ſince there is one Hemiſ-
phere that hath always Heat and Light, and
the other that hath Darkneſs and Cold. True
indeed, their Days and Years are always
of one and the ſame Length (unleſs we make
one of their Years to be 19 of ours, in which
ſpace all the Stars do Ariſe after the ſame Or-
22Golden
Number. der.) But ’tis ſo with us alſo under the Poles,
and therefore that great difference is not Suf-
ficient to make it altogether unlike ours; nor
can we expect that every thing there ſhould be
in the ſame manner as it is here below, as if
Nature had no way but one to bring about her
Purpoſe. We have no Reaſon then to think
it neceſſary that both theſe Worlds ſhould be
altogether alike, but it may ſuffice if they be
Coreſpondent in ſomething only. However, it
may be queſtioned whether it doth not ſeem to
be againſt the Wiſdom of Providence, to make
the Night of ſo great a Length, when they have
ſuch a long time unfit for Work? I