The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester: II. That it is probable our earth is one of the planetsVernor and Hood, 1802 |
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... ignorant of the causes of things ; and rejected by others , whose perverse- ness ties them to the contrary opinion ... ignorance , and bold ostentation ; especially , since for this opinion Xeno- phanes , a man whose authority was able ...
... ignorant of the causes of things ; and rejected by others , whose perverse- ness ties them to the contrary opinion ... ignorance , and bold ostentation ; especially , since for this opinion Xeno- phanes , a man whose authority was able ...
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... ignorance which makes things appear so : and hence it comes to pass , that many more evident truths seem incredible , to such who know not the causes of things . You may as soon persuade some country peasants that the moon is made of ...
... ignorance which makes things appear so : and hence it comes to pass , that many more evident truths seem incredible , to such who know not the causes of things . You may as soon persuade some country peasants that the moon is made of ...
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... ignorant and ruder sort of people , and therefore we are not thence to expect the discovery of any natural secret . Artes reconditas aliunde discat qui volet ; hic spiritus dei omnes simul sine exceptione docere voluit . As for more ...
... ignorant and ruder sort of people , and therefore we are not thence to expect the discovery of any natural secret . Artes reconditas aliunde discat qui volet ; hic spiritus dei omnes simul sine exceptione docere voluit . As for more ...
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... ignorant vulgar were not so capable of apprehending their natures . And yet notwithstanding , these are as re- markable parts of the creation , and as fit to be known as another world . And therefore the Holy Ghost too , uses such ...
... ignorant vulgar were not so capable of apprehending their natures . And yet notwithstanding , these are as re- markable parts of the creation , and as fit to be known as another world . And therefore the Holy Ghost too , uses such ...
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... ignorance of those primitive times , who did sometimes condemn what they did not un- derstand ; and have often censured the lawful and undoubt- ed parts of mathematics for heretical , because they them- selves could not perceive a ...
... ignorance of those primitive times , who did sometimes condemn what they did not un- derstand ; and have often censured the lawful and undoubt- ed parts of mathematics for heretical , because they them- selves could not perceive a ...
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