The discovery of a world in the moone : $b or, A discovrse tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in that planetWilkins, John
Philosophy
The discovery of a world in the moone : $b or, A discovrse tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in that planet
Wilkins, John
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800; Moon -- Early works to 1800
_text reads “excuscitare”_
that earth in the writings of _Capernicus_ and his followers
_spelling as in original_
[Sidenote] _Lect. ant. l. 1. c. 15._
_text reads “Lect. aut l. 1”_
Nay this opposes his owne eye-witnesse
_text reads “owne-eye-witnesse”_
that in the Moone there should be any mountaines
_text reads “thete”_
_Olympus_, _Atlas_, _Taurus_ and _Enius_
_text unclear; may be “Emus”: for Mt. Aenus?_
the 47th proposition in the first booke of elements.
Therefore the whole line _A_ _G_ is somewhat more than 104
_“the 47th proposition” is better known as the Pythagorean theorem.
“104” is presumably an error for “1004”; the correct figure is
almost 1005_
[Sidenote] _Plat. de fac._
_so in original: “Plut[arch]”?_
[Sidenote] _Præfat. ad Austrica syd._
_so in original: “Austriaca”_
[Sidenote to Cælius] _Progym. 1._
[Sidenote to Tycho] _l. 20. c. 5._
_notes may be reversed: Tycho Brahe wrote a “Progymnasmata”_
because of the exuperancy of the light in the other parts
_so in original: “exsuperancy”_
because they are farre neerer it than wee
_text unclear_
a more chokie soyle like the Ile of _Creete_
_spelling as in original: “chalky”_
in his time tooke especiall notice
_text reads “looke” but catchword has “tooke”_
such appearances may be salved some other way
_so in original_
[Sidenote] _Carolus Malaptius de Heliocyc._
_so in original: Malapert(i)us_
2. _Mæslin_ and _Keplar_ affirme, that they have seene some of these
alterations. The words of _Mæslin_ are these (as I finde them
cited.)
[Sidenote] _Disser. 2. cum nunc. Galil._
_sidenote is attached to Mæslin quote, but work named is by Kepler_
there are some inhabitants in that Planet
_text reads “inhabitans”_
The equality of their nights doth much temper the scorching of the day,
and the extreme cold that comes from the one, require some space
_wording as in original_
This part of the world is inhabited by men and beasts, and Plantes.
_text reads “Planets”_
intellectuares habitatores
_so in original: “intellectuales”?_
ex influentia ignili solis
_adjective “ignilis” may have been invented by author cited_
but _Lessius_ thinkes that this opinion gives them too much roome
_text reads “opi/on” at line break_
hee cals it a terrestriall starre
_text reads “terrestraill”_
_Pererius_ fathers it upon _Strabus_ and _Rabanus_
_text reads “fathers is”_
Punctuation:
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