The Discovery of a World in the Moone
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The Discovery of a World in the Moone presents itself as a discourse tending to prove the probability that another habitable world may exist in that planet. The argument refuses to treat common opinion as a measure of truth, asserting that the opinions of others can neither add to truth nor detract from it. The discussion offers the Antipodes as an example of something formerly denied and laughed at by many wise men and great scholars.
An objection proposes that, if any such sea and land as ours exist, some proportion and resemblance to ours would be probable. The comparison of reflective surfaces argues that water's smoothness seems better suited to reflecting sunbeams than earth covered with grass, trees, and other impediments.
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- John Wilkins
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- 101
- Language
- English
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- Astronomy
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