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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... usually placed in the concavity of kis orb , or else that there is no such thing at all ; which is most probable , since there are not any such solid orbs , that by their swift motion might heat and enkindle the ad- joining air , which ...
... usually placed in the concavity of kis orb , or else that there is no such thing at all ; which is most probable , since there are not any such solid orbs , that by their swift motion might heat and enkindle the ad- joining air , which ...
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... usually attributed to be the cause of beards in blazing stars . 3. It is opacous , not transparent or diaphanous like crys- tal or glass , as Empedocles thought † , who held the moon to be a globe of pure congealed air , like hail ...
... usually attributed to be the cause of beards in blazing stars . 3. It is opacous , not transparent or diaphanous like crys- tal or glass , as Empedocles thought † , who held the moon to be a globe of pure congealed air , like hail ...
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... usually urged for this opinion , and they are taken either from scripture or reason ; from scripture is urged that place , 1 Cor . xv . where it is said , There is one glory of the sun , and another glory of the moon . Ulysses ...
... usually urged for this opinion , and they are taken either from scripture or reason ; from scripture is urged that place , 1 Cor . xv . where it is said , There is one glory of the sun , and another glory of the moon . Ulysses ...
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... usually pictured ; but Albertus thinks rather , that it represents a lion with his tail towards the east , and his head the west ; and some others have thought it to be very much like a fox ; and certainly it is as much like a lion as ...
... usually pictured ; but Albertus thinks rather , that it represents a lion with his tail towards the east , and his head the west ; and some others have thought it to be very much like a fox ; and certainly it is as much like a lion as ...
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... usually concluded to be the thicker parts of their orb . 2. Water is in itself of a blacker colour ( saith Aristotle * ) , and therefore more remote from light than the earth . Any part of the ground being moistened with rain , does ...
... usually concluded to be the thicker parts of their orb . 2. Water is in itself of a blacker colour ( saith Aristotle * ) , and therefore more remote from light than the earth . Any part of the ground being moistened with rain , does ...
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