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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... whereas solitary truth can- not anywhere find so ready entertainment ; but the same novelty which is esteemed the commendation of error , and makes that acceptable , is counted the fault of truth , and causes that to be rejected . How ...
... whereas solitary truth can- not anywhere find so ready entertainment ; but the same novelty which is esteemed the commendation of error , and makes that acceptable , is counted the fault of truth , and causes that to be rejected . How ...
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... whereas here the philosophers have made the fields and seas , the cities and mountains hanging ? " What shall we think ( saith he in Plut . ) that men do cling to that place like worms , or hang by their claws as cats ? or if we sup ...
... whereas here the philosophers have made the fields and seas , the cities and mountains hanging ? " What shall we think ( saith he in Plut . ) that men do cling to that place like worms , or hang by their claws as cats ? or if we sup ...
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... whereas otherwise she would have fallen down upon the earth , and the world would have lost one of its lights ; for the credulous people believed that inchanters and witches could bring the moon down ; which made Virgil say , Cantus & è ...
... whereas otherwise she would have fallen down upon the earth , and the world would have lost one of its lights ; for the credulous people believed that inchanters and witches could bring the moon down ; which made Virgil say , Cantus & è ...
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... a well beaten path , whereas the right way ( especially to hidden truths ) may be less trodden and more obscure . * Turinens . Episc . True indeed , the strangeness of this opinion will detract THAT THE MOON MAY BE A WORLD .
... a well beaten path , whereas the right way ( especially to hidden truths ) may be less trodden and more obscure . * Turinens . Episc . True indeed , the strangeness of this opinion will detract THAT THE MOON MAY BE A WORLD .
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... whereas it is the least that we can see in the whole heavens . So afterwards speaking of the great rain which drowned the world , he says , the win- dows of heaven were opened || , because it seemed to come with that violence , as if it ...
... whereas it is the least that we can see in the whole heavens . So afterwards speaking of the great rain which drowned the world , he says , the win- dows of heaven were opened || , because it seemed to come with that violence , as if it ...
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