the rest." Unto this Nichol. Hill, a country man of ours was inclined, when he said Astrea terræ natura probabilis est: "That 'tis probable the earth hath a starry nature."[1]
But the opinion which I have here delivered was more directly proved by Mæslin, Keplar, and Galilæus, each of them late writers, and famous men for their singular skill in Astronomy.[2] [3] As for those workes of Mæslin and Keplar wherein they doe more expresly treate of this opinion, I have not yet had the happinesse to see them. However their opinions appeare plaine enough from their owne writings, and the testimony of others concerning them. But Julius Cæsar, whom I have above quoted, speaking of their testimony whom I now cite for this opinion,[4] viz. Keplar and Galilæus affirmes that to his knowledge they did but jest in those things which they write concerning this, and as for any such world, he assu-
- ↑ Philos. epicur. part. 434.
- ↑ In Thesibus dissertatio cum Nic. Hill.
- ↑ Nuncius Sydereus.
- ↑ De phænom. lunæ. c. 4.
