Galilei, Galileo, The systems of the world, 1661

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              quite differing there-from ſhould be thence produced; and if I
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              fancy to my ſelf a body under one aſpect, and by and by under
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              another very different, I cannot think it impoſſible but that it may
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              happen by a ſimple tranſpoſition of parts, without corrupting or
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              ingendring any thing a-new; for we ſee ſuch kinds of
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              phoſes dayly: ſo that to return to my purpoſe, I anſwer you,
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              that inaſmuch as you go about to perſwade me that the Earth can
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              not move circularly by way of corruptibility and generability,
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              you have undertook a much harder task than I, that with
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              ments more difficult indeed, but no leſs concluding, will prove
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              the contrary.</s>
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              Its eaſier to prove
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              the Earth to move,
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              than that
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              on is made by
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              traries.
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              Bare tranſpoſition
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              of parts may
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              ſent bodies under
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              diverſe asp cts.
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              <s>SAGR. </s>
              <s>Pardon me,
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              Salviatus,
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              if I interrupt your diſcourſe,
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              which, as it delights me much, for that I alſo am gravel'd with
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              the ſame doubts; ſo I fear that you can never conclude the ſame,
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              without altogether digreſſing from your chief deſign: therefore
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              if it be permitted to proceed in our firſt argument, I ſhould think
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              that it were convenient to remit this queſtion of generation and
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              corruption to another diſtinct and ſingle conference; as alſo, if
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              it ſhall pleaſe you and
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              Simplicius,
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              we may do by other particular
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              queſtions which may fall in the way of our diſcourſe; which I
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              will keep in my mind to propoſe, and exactly diſcuſs them ſome
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              other time. </s>
              <s>Now as for the preſent, ſince you ſay, that if
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              ſtotle
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              deny circular motion to the Earth in common with other
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              bodies Cœleſtial, it chence will follow, that the ſame which
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              falleth the Earth, as to its being generable, alterable,
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              &c.
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              will
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              hold alſo of Heaven, let us enquire no further if there be ſuch
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              things in nature, as generation and corruption, or not; but let
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              us return to enquire what the Globe of the Earth doth.</s>
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              <s>SIMPL. </s>
              <s>I cannot ſuffer my ears to hear it queſtion'd, whether
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              generation and corruption be in
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              rerum naturà,
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              it being a thing
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              which we have continually before our eyes, and whereof
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              Ariſtotle
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              hath written two whole Books. </s>
              <s>But if you go about to deny the
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              Principles of Sciences, and queſtion things moſt manifeſt, who
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              knows not, but that you may prove what you will, and maintain
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              any
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              Paradox
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              ? </s>
              <s>And if you do not dayly ſee herbs, plants,
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              mals to generate and corrupt, what is it that you do ſee? </s>
              <s>Alſo,
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              do you not continually behold contrarieties contend together,
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              and the Earth change into Water, the Water turn to Air, the
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              Air into Fire, and again the Air to condenſe into Clouds, Rains,
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              Hails and Storms?</s>
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              By denying
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              ciples in the
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              ces, any Paradox
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              may be
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              ed.
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              <s>SAGR. Yes, we ſee theſe things indeed, and therefore will
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              grant you the diſcourſe of
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              Ariſtotle,
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              as to this part of generation
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              and corruption made by contraries; but if I ſhall conclude by
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              virtue of the ſame propoſitions which are granted to
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              Ariſtotle,
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              that the Cœleſtial bodies themſelves are alſo generable and </s>
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