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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1802. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... course of paradise I shall refer you to those who have written purposely upon this subject. Being content for my own part to have spoken so much of it, as may conduce to shew the opinion of others concerning the inhabitants of the moon; I dare not myself affirm any thing of these Selenites, because I know not any ground whereon to build any probable opinion. But I think that future ages will discover more; and our posterity, perhaps, may invent some means for our better acquaintance with these inhabitants. PROP. XIV. That it is possible for some of our posterity to find out a conveyance to this other world; and if there be inhabitants there, to have commerce with than. ALL that hath been said concerning the people of the new world, is but conjectural, and full of uncertainties; nor can we ever look for any evident or more probable discoveries in this kind, unless there be some hopes of inventing means for our conveyance thither. The possibility of which shall be the subject of our enquiry in this last proposition. And, if we do but consider by what steps and leisure, all arts do usually rise to their growth, we shall have no cause to doubt why this also may not hereafter be found out amongst other secrets. It hath constantly yet been the method of providence, not presently to shew us all, but to lead us on by degrees, from the knowledge of one thing to another. It was a great while ere the planets were distinguished from the fixed stars; and some time after that, ere the morning and evening star were found to be the same; and in greater space (I doubt not) but this also, and other as excellent mysteries will be discovered. Time, who hath always been the father of new truths, and hath revealed unto us many things which our ancestors were ignorant of, will also ma...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right REV. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester (Volume 1); II. That It Is Probable Our Earth Is One of the Planets. To get started finding The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right REV. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester (Volume 1); II. That It Is Probable Our Earth Is One of the Planets, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 84

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1150499192

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1802. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... course of paradise I shall refer you to those who have written purposely upon this subject. Being content for my own part to have spoken so much of it, as may conduce to shew the opinion of others concerning the inhabitants of the moon; I dare not myself affirm any thing of these Selenites, because I know not any ground whereon to build any probable opinion. But I think that future ages will discover more; and our posterity, perhaps, may invent some means for our better acquaintance with these inhabitants. PROP. XIV. That it is possible for some of our posterity to find out a conveyance to this other world; and if there be inhabitants there, to have commerce with than. ALL that hath been said concerning the people of the new world, is but conjectural, and full of uncertainties; nor can we ever look for any evident or more probable discoveries in this kind, unless there be some hopes of inventing means for our conveyance thither. The possibility of which shall be the subject of our enquiry in this last proposition. And, if we do but consider by what steps and leisure, all arts do usually rise to their growth, we shall have no cause to doubt why this also may not hereafter be found out amongst other secrets. It hath constantly yet been the method of providence, not presently to shew us all, but to lead us on by degrees, from the knowledge of one thing to another. It was a great while ere the planets were distinguished from the fixed stars; and some time after that, ere the morning and evening star were found to be the same; and in greater space (I doubt not) but this also, and other as excellent mysteries will be discovered. Time, who hath always been the father of new truths, and hath revealed unto us many things which our ancestors were ignorant of, will also ma...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right REV. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester (Volume 1); II. That It Is Probable Our Earth Is One of the Planets. To get started finding The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right REV. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester (Volume 1); II. That It Is Probable Our Earth Is One of the Planets, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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