and_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v carry_v be_v eight_o and_o twenty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o whole_a earth_n anaxagoras_n say_v it_o be_v by_o many_o degree_n great_a than_o all_o peloponnesus_n heraclitus_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o man_n foot_n broad_a epicurus_n again_o affirm_v that_o all_o abovesaid_a may_v be_v or_o that_o it_o be_v as_o big_a as_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v at_o leastwise_o a_o little_a under_o or_o over_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o sun_n form_n anaximenes_n imagine_a that_o the_o sun_n be_v flat_a and_o broad_a like_a unto_o a_o thin_a plate_n of_o mettle_n heraclitus_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o a_o boat_n somewhat_o curb_v downward_o and_o turn_v up_o the_o stoic_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v round_o like_a unto_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o other_o star_n epicurus_n say_v that_o all_o this_o may_v be_v well_o enough_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o solsticy_n or_o tropique_n of_o the_o sun_n anaximenes_n think_v that_o the_o star_n be_v beat_v back_o by_o the_o thick_a air_n and_o the_o same_o make_v resistance_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o they_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o repulse_n of_o the_o air_n about_o the_o bear_n or_o pole_n which_o the_o sun_n himself_o by_o thrust_v and_o make_v thick_a cause_v to_o be_v more_o powerful_a empedocles_n ascribe_v the_o reason_n thereof_o to_o the_o sphere_n that_o contain_v and_o impeach_v he_o from_o pass_v far_o as_o also_o to_o the_o two_o tropic_n circle_n diogenes_n imagine_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v extinct_a by_o the_o cold_a fall_v opposite_a upon_o the_o heat_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n pass_v through_o the_o tract_n and_o space_n of_o his_o food_n and_o pasture_n lie_v under_o he_o which_o be_v the_o ocean_n sea_n or_o the_o earth_n upon_o the_o vapour_n and_o exhalation_n whereof_o he_o feed_v plato_n pythagoras_n and_o aristotle_n hold_v that_o this_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o zodiac_n circle_n through_o which_o the_o sun_n pass_v bias_n as_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tropic_n circle_n which_o environ_v and_o guard_v he_o about_o and_o all_o this_o the_o very_a sphere_n itself_o do_v evident_o show_v chap._n xxiiii_o of_o the_o sun_n eclipse_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o who_o observe_v the_o sun_n eclipse_n and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v of_o a_o terrestrial_a nature_n when_o as_o in_o her_o race_n she_o come_v to_o be_v just_a and_o plumbe_v under_o he_o which_o may_v be_v plain_o see_v as_o in_o a_o mirror_n by_o set_v a_o basin_n of_o water_n underneath_o anaximander_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n become_v eclipse_v when_o the_o mouth_n or_o tunnill_n at_o which_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o fire_n come_v forth_o be_v close_v up_o heraclitus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o happen_v when_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v make_v like_o a_o boat_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o so_o as_o the_o hollow_a part_n thereof_o be_v upward_o and_o the_o keel_n downward_o to_o our_o sight_n xenophane_v affirm_v that_o this_o come_v by_o extinction_n of_o one_o sun_n &_o the_o rise_n of_o another_o again_o in_o the_o east_n he_o add_v moreover_o and_o report_v that_o there_o be_v a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n during_o one_o whole_a month_n as_o also_o one_o entire_a and_o universal_a eclipse_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o day_n sceme_v to_o be_v night_n other_o ascribe_v the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o the_o thickness_n of_o cloud_n which_o sudden_o and_o after_o a_o hide_a manner_n overcast_v the_o rundle_n and_o plate_n of_o the_o sun_n aristarchus_n reckon_v the_o sun_n among_o the_o fix_a star_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o earth_n which_o roll_v and_o turn_v round_o about_o the_o sun_n circle_n and_o according_a to_o the_o inclination_n thereof_o the_o sun_n lightsome_a body_n come_v to_o be_v darken_v by_o her_o shade_n xenophane_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v many_o sun_n and_o moon_n according_a to_o the_o divers_a climate_n tract_n section_n and_o zone_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o at_o a_o certain_a revolution_n of_o time_n the_o rundle_n of_o the_o sun_n fall_v upon_o some_o climate_n or_o section_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v not_o of_o we_o inhabit_v and_o so_o march_v as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o void_a place_n he_o suffer_v eclipse_v he_o also_o affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n go_v indeed_o infinite_o forward_a still_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o huge_a distance_n and_o retract_v from_o we_o seem_v to_o turn_v round_o about_o chap._n xxv_o of_o the_o moon_n substance_n annaximander_n say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o circle_n nineteeen_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n and_o like_a as_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n full_a of_o fire_n that_o she_o suffer_v eclipse_v when_o her_o wheel_n turn_v for_o that_o he_o say_v that_o circle_n resemble_v the_o wheel_n of_o a_o chariot_n the_o movature_n or_o felly_n whereof_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o fire_n howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o hole_n or_o tunnel_n out_o of_o which_o the_o fire_n do_v exhale_v xenophane_v say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o thick_a compact_a and_o felt_v cloud_n the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o she_o be_v mix_v of_o fire_n and_o air_n plato_n affirm_v that_o she_o stand_v more_o of_o a_o fiery_a substance_n anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o solid_a and_o firm_a body_n all_o fiery_a contain_v in_o it_o champain_n ground_n mountain_n and_o valley_n heraclitus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v earth_n overspr_v with_o mist_n pythagoras_n also_o think_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o moon_n 〈◊〉_d the_o stoic_n pronounce_v flat_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n like_v as_o the_o sun_n also_o parmenides_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v equal_a in_o brightness_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o of_o he_o she_o have_v her_o light_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o moon_n form_n the_o stoic_n say_v the_o moon_n be_v round_o as_o a_o globe_n like_v as_o the_o sun_n empedocles_n will_v have_v it_o to_o resemble_v abason_n or_o platter_n heraclitus_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o boat_n and_o other_o to_o a_o round_o cylinder_n only_o that_o she_o be_v shape_v seven_o manner_n of_o way_n at_o her_o first_o birth_n as_o it_o be_v she_o appear_v horn_v or_o tip_v then_o divide_v or_o quarter_v afterward_o grow_v somewhat_o together_o and_o soon_o after_o full_a from_o which_o time_n by_o little_a and_o little_o she_o wane_v by_o degree_n first_o bend_v somewhat_o close_o then_o quarter_v and_o after_o that_o tip_v and_o horn_v until_o at_o the_o change_n she_o appear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o they_o say_v this_o variety_n of_o her_o configuration_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o earth_n shadow_v her_o light_n more_o or_o less_o according_a as_o the_o convexitie_n of_o the_o earth_n come_v between_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o moon_n illumination_n anaximander_n say_v that_o she_o have_v a_o light_n of_o she_o own_o but_o the_o same_o very_a rare_a and_o thin_a antiphon_n affirm_v that_o she_o shine_v with_o she_o own_o light_n and_o whereas_o she_o be_v otherwhiles_o hide_a it_o proceed_v from_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o sun_n namely_o when_o a_o great_a fire_n come_v to_o darken_v a_o less_o a_o thing_n incident_a to_o other_o star_n thales_n and_o his_o follower_n hold_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v lighten_v by_o the_o sun_n heraclitus_n suppose_v that_o the_o case_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v all_o one_o for_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v form_v like_o a_o boat_n and_o receive_v moist_a exhalation_n they_o seem_v in_o our_o sight_n illuminate_v the_o sun_n bright_a of_o the_o twain_o for_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o more_o clear_a and_o pure_a air_n and_o the_o moon_n in_o that_o which_o be_v more_o trouble_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o she_o seem_v more_o dark_a and_o muddy_a chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o moon_n eclipse_n anaximande_v anaximenes_n say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v when_o the_o mouth_n or_o vent_v hole_n whereout_o issue_v her_o fire_n be_v stop_v berosus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v when_o that_o face_n and_o side_n of_o she_o which_o be_v not_o lighten_v turn_v towards_o we_o heraclitus_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v when_o the_o convexitie_n or_o swell_a part_n of_o the_o boat_n 〈◊〉_d she_o do_v represent_v regard_v we_o direct_o some_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n do_v hold_v the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n to_o be_v partly_o a_o reverberation_n of_o light_n and_o in_o part_n a_o obstruction_n the_o one_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o of_o the_o antipode_n who_o tread_v opposite_a unto_o we_o but_o the_o modern_a writer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v
opinion_n that_o the_o wind_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n when_o as_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o liquid_a part_n thereof_o be_v either_o stir_v or_o melt_v and_o resolve_v by_o the_o sun_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o every_o blast_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o mutation_n of_o region_n they_o change_v their_o name_n as_o for_o example_n that_o which_o blow_v from_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n and_o sun_n set_v be_v name_v zephyrus_n from_o the_o east_n and_o sun_n rise_v apeliotes_n from_o the_o north_n boreas_n and_o from_o the_o south_n lib_n metrodorus_n suppose_v that_o a_o waterish_a vapour_n be_v inchafe_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n produce_v and_o raise_v these_o wind_n and_o as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v anniversary_n name_v etesia_n they_o blow_v when_o the_o air_n about_o the_o north_n pole_n be_v thicken_v and_o congeal_v with_o cold_a and_o so_o accompany_v the_o sun_n and_o flow_v as_o it_o be_v with_o he_o as_o he_o retire_v from_o the_o summer_n tropic_n after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d solstice_n chap._n viii_o of_o winter_n and_o summer_n empedocles_n and_o the_o stoic_n do_v hold_v that_o winter_n come_v when_o the_o air_n be_v predominant_a in_o thickness_n and_o be_v force_v upward_o but_o summer_n when_o the_o fire_n be_v in_o that_o wise_a predominant_a and_o be_v drive_v downward_o thus_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o impression_n aloft_o in_o the_o air_n we_o will_v treat_v also_o by_o the_o way_n of_o those_o which_o be_v see_v upon_o and_o about_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o substance_n and_o magnitude_n thereof_o thales_n with_o his_o follower_n affirm_v there_o be_v but_o one_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d the_o pythagorean_n maintain_v twain_o one_o here_o and_o another_o opposite_a against_o it_o which_o the_o antipode_n inhabit_v the_o stoic_n say_v there_o be_v one_o earth_n and_o the_o same_o finite_a xenophane_v hold_v that_o beneath_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o a_o infinite_a depth_n and_o that_o compact_v it_o be_v of_o air_n and_o fire_n metrodorus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o earth_n be_v the_o very_a sediment_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o water_n like_v as_o 〈◊〉_d sun_n be_v the_o residence_n of_o the_o air_n chap._n x._o the_o form_n of_o the_o earth_n thales_n the_o stoic_n and_o their_o school_n affirm_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v round_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o globe_n or_o ball_n anaximander_n resemble_v the_o earth_n unto_o a_o column_n or_o pillar_n of_o stone_n such_o as_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o superficies_n thereof_o anaximenes_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o flat_a table_n leucippus_n unto_o a_o drum_n or_o tabor_n democritus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o form_n broad_a in_o manner_n of_o a_o platter_n hollow_a in_o the_o mid_n chap._n xi_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o earth_n the_o disciple_n of_o thales_n maintain_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v seat_v in_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n xenophane_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v first_o found_v and_o root_v as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o infinite_a depth_n philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o middle_n as_o be_v the_o hearth_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o range_v the_o earth_n of_o the_o antipode_n and_o in_o the_o three_o this_o wherein_o we_o inhabit_v which_o lie_v opposite_a unto_o that_o counter_a earth_n and_o turn_v about_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n quoth_v he_o that_o those_o who_o dwell_v there_o be_v not_o see_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n here_o parmenides_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d philosopher_n who_o set_v out_o and_o limit_v the_o habitable_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n those_o which_o be_v under_o the_o two_o zone_n unto_o the_o tropic_n or_o solsticiall_a circle_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o bend_n of_o the_o earth_n pythagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n incline_v towards_o the_o meridional_a part_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o those_o south_n coast_n for_o that_o the_o septentrional_a tract_n be_v congeal_v and_o freeze_v with_o cold_a whereas_o the_o opposite_a region_n be_v inflame_v and_o burn_v democritus_n yield_v this_o reason_n because_o of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n be_v weak_a towards_o the_o south_n quoth_v he_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o grow_v and_o increase_v do_v bend_v to_o that_o side_n for_o the_o north_n part_v be_v 〈◊〉_d whereas_o contrariwise_o the_o southeren_n part_n be_v temperate_a in_o which_o regard_n it_o weigh_v more_o that_o way_n whereas_o indeed_o it_o be_v more_o plentiful_a in_o bear_v fruit_n and_o those_o grow_n to_o great_a augmentation_n chap._n xiii_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n some_o hold_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v unmoveable_a and_o quite_o but_o philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v that_o it_o move_v round_o about_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o oblique_a circle_n according_a as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n do_v heraclides_fw-la of_o pontus_n and_o ecphantus_n the_o pythagorean_n will_v indeed_o have_v the_o earth_n to_o move_v howbeit_o not_o from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o rather_o after_o a_o turn_a manner_n like_o unto_o a_o wheel_n upon_o the_o axle_n tree_n from_o west_n to_o east_n round_o about_o her_o own_o centre_n democritus_n say_v that_o the_o earth_n at_o first_o wander_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o reason_n as_o well_o of_o smallness_n as_o lightness_n but_o wax_v in_o time_n thick_a and_o heavy_a it_o come_v to_o rest_v unmoveable_a chap._n xiiii_o the_o division_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o how_o many_o zone_n it_o have_v pythagoras_n say_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v divide_v into_o five_o zone_n proportionable_o to_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o universal_a heaven_n to_o wit_n the_o arctic_a circle_n the_o tropic_a of_o summer_n the_o tropic_a of_o winter_n the_o aequinoctial_a and_o the_o antarctic_a of_o which_o the_o middlemost_a do_v determine_v and_o set_v out_o the_o very_a mid_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v name_v torrida_fw-la zona_fw-la that_o be_v 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dozen_o full_a beside_o a_o innumerable_a sort_n of_o other_o configuration_n of_o star_n which_o god_n have_v make_v in_o the_o like_a arch_n and_o rotundity_n of_o the_o world_n whereupon_o euripides_n write_v thus_o the_o starry_a splendour_n of_o the_o sky_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o do_v call_v the_o wondrous_a work_n of_o that_o most_o wise_a creator_n lord_n of_o all_o thus_o than_o we_o apprehend_v hereby_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n for_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o other_o star_n after_o they_o have_v perform_v the_o course_n of_o their_o revolution_n under_o the_o earth_n come_v to_o rise_v again_o all_o like_a in_o colour_n equal_a in_o bigness_n and_o retain_v always_o still_o the_o same_o place_n and_o time_n whereupon_o they_o who_o deliver_v unto_o we_o the_o
or_o that_o which_o occupy_v a_o place_n plato_n say_v that_o a_o body_n be_v neither_o heavy_a nor_o light_a of_o itself_o natural_o so_o long_o as_o it_o abide_v in_o the_o own_o proper_a place_n but_o be_v once_o in_o a_o strange_a place_n it_o have_v first_o a_o inclination_n and_o upon_o it_o a_o motion_n and_o impulsion_n either_o to_o weight_n or_o lightness_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o earth_n simple_o be_v most_o ponderous_a and_o fire_n light_a that_o air_n and_o water_n be_v of_o a_o middle_n or_o doubtful_a nature_n between_o both_o sometime_o heavy_a and_o otherwhiles_o light_a the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o of_o the_o four_o element_n two_o be_v light_n namely_o fire_n and_o aire_n other_o two_o be_v heavy_a to_o wit_n water_n and_o earth_n for_o light_n be_v that_o which_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o by_o any_o compulsion_n or_o instigation_n remove_v from_o the_o proper_a middle_n where_o it_o be_v heavy_a also_o be_v that_o which_o natural_o tend_v to_o the_o say_a middle_n but_o the_o middle_n itself_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a heavy_a epicurus_n say_v that_o body_n be_v not_o comprehensible_a that_o the_o first_o body_n be_v simple_a but_o all_o the_o composition_n of_o they_o have_v their_o weight_n and_o ponderosity_n also_o that_o the_o atom_n do_v move_v some_o plumbe_v right_o down_o other_o at_o one_o side_n and_o some_o again_o mount_v aloft_o and_o that_o by_o impulsion_n and_o concussion_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o small_a body_n emphdocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o before_o the_o four_o element_n there_o be_v certain_a small_a parcel_n or_o fragment_n as_o one_o will_v say_v element_n before_o element_n and_o those_o be_v of_o semblable_a part_n and_o the_o same_o all_o round_a heraclitus_n come_v in_o with_o i_o know_v not_o what_o petty_a scrape_n or_o shave_n exceed_v small_a and_o the_o same_o not_o divisible_a into_o part_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o figure_n a_o figure_n be_v the_o superficies_n circumscription_n and_o accomplish_a lineament_n of_o a_o body_n the_o pythagorean_n affirm_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o four_o element_n be_v of_o a_o spheric_a or_o round_a figure_n only_o the_o high_a of_o they_o to_o wit_n fire_n be_v pyramidal_a or_o sharp_o point_v above_o chap._n xv._n of_o colour_n a_o colour_n be_v the_o visible_a quality_n of_o a_o body_n the_o pythagorean_n call_v colour_n the_o outward_a superficies_n of_o the_o body_n empedocles_n define_v it_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v fit_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o way_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o sight_n plato_n say_v it_o be_v a_o flame_n send_v from_o body_n have_v certain_a parcel_n proportionable_a to_o the_o eyesight_n zeno_n the_o stoic_a hold_v that_o colour_n be_v the_o first_o figuration_n of_o any_o matter_n the_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n affirm_v these_o to_o be_v the_o kind_n of_o colour_n white_a black_a red_a and_o yellow_a and_o that_o the_o diversity_n of_o colour_n arise_v from_o a_o certain_a mixture_n of_o element_n but_o in_o live_a creature_n the_o same_o proceed_v from_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o condition_n place_n and_o sundry_a air_n chap._n xvi_o concern_v the_o section_n of_o body_n the_o sectary_n of_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o body_n be_v passable_a and_o divisible_a infinite_o democritus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o this_o section_n stay_v either_o at_o the_o atom_n indivisible_a or_o at_o those_o small_a body_n which_o have_v no_o part_n neither_o do_v this_o division_n say_v they_o pass_v infinite_o aristotle_n say_v that_o divide_v they_o be_v in_o infinitum_fw-la potential_o but_o actual_o not_o chap._n xvii_o of_o mixture_n and_o temperature_n the_o ancient_a philosopher_n affirm_v that_o this_o mixture_n of_o element_n be_v by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n say_v it_o be_v do_v by_o apposition_n empedocles_n compose_v the_o element_n of_o small_a mass_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o least_o body_n and_o as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v the_o element_n of_o element_n plato_n will_v have_v the_o three_o body_n for_o he_o deign_v not_o they_o either_o to_o be_v call_v or_o to_o be_v element_n to_o be_v convertible_a one_o into_o the_o other_o to_o wit_n water_n air_n and_o fire_n but_o as_o for_o the_o earth_n it_o can_v be_v turn_v into_o any_o one_o of_o they_o chap._n xviii_o of_o voidnesse_n or_o vacuttie_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n of_o thales_n his_o school_n all_o until_o you_o come_v to_o plato_n have_v general_o disavow_v and_o reprooved_a this_o vacuity_n as_o for_o empedocles_n thus_o he_o write_v in_o all_o the_o world_n so_o spacious_a nought_o be_v void_a or_o superfluous_a leucippus_n democritus_n demetrius_n metrodorus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o the_o atom_n be_v infinite_a in_o multitude_n and_o voidnesse_n infinite_a in_o magnitude_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o within_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o voidnesse_n but_o without_o there_o be_v infinity_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o without_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o such_o voidnesse_n as_o that_o the_o heaven_n by_o the_o mean_n thereof_o may_v draw_v breath_n for_o that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xix_o of_o place_n plato_n say_v that_o place_n be_v that_o which_o be_v susceptible_a of_o form_n one_o after_o another_o which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o metaphor_n or_o translation_n to_o express_v the_o first_o matter_n as_o a_o nurse_n receive_v and_o embrace_v all_o aristotle_n take_v place_n to_o be_v the_o extreme_a superficies_n of_o the_o continent_n conjunct_a and_o contiguous_a to_o the_o content_a chap._n xx._n of_o room_n or_o space_n the_o stoic_n and_o epicurus_n do_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o voidnesse_n place_n and_o room_n for_o voidnesse_n say_v they_o be_v the_o solitude_n or_o vacuity_n of_o a_o body_n place_v that_o which_o be_v full_o occupy_v and_o take_v up_o with_o a_o body_n but_o room_n or_o space_n that_o which_o be_v occupy_v but_o in_o part_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o a_o rundlet_n or_o barrel_n of_o wine_n chap._n xxi_o of_o time_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o time_n be_v the_o sphere_n of_o that_o utmost_a heaven_n that_o comprise_v all_o plato_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o mooveable_a image_n of_o the_o eternity_n or_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o world_n motion_n but_o eratosthenes_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o time_n plato_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o time_n be_v the_o move_n of_o heaven_n but_o many_o of_o the_o stoic_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v the_o move_n itself_o and_o most_o of_o they_o affirm_v that_o time_n have_v no_o beginning_n of_o generation_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o engender_v it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o conceit_n and_o capacity_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o motion_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o motion_n be_v a_o certain_a difference_n and_o alteration_n in_o matter_n aristotle_n give_v out_o that_o it_o be_v the_o actual_a operation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v mooveable_a democritus_n say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o motion_n to_o wit_n that_o which_o tend_v oblique_o epicurus_n maintain_v twain_o the_o one_o direct_a and_o plumbe_v the_o other_o side-long_a erophilus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v one_o motion_n perceptible_a in_o reason_n and_o another_o object_n to_o sense_n natural_a heraclitus_n exclude_v all_o station_n rest_n and_o repose_v out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o this_o quoth_v he_o belong_v unto_o the_o dead_a but_o perpetual_a motion_n agree_v to_o eternal_a substance_n and_o perishable_a motion_n to_o substance_n corruptible_a chap._n xxiiii_o of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n parmenides_n melissus_n and_o zeno_n reject_v whole_o all_o generation_n and_o corrpution_n for_o they_o think_v the_o universal_a world_n to_o be_v unmooveable_a but_o empedocles_n and_o epicurus_n and_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v make_v of_o a_o mass_n and_o heap_n of_o small_a body_n huddle_v together_o bring_v in_o and_o admit_v certain_a concretion_n and_o dissipation_n but_o in_o no_o wise_a generation_n and_o corruption_n to_o speak_v proper_o say_v that_o these_o come_v not_o according_a to_o quality_n by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o according_a to_o quantity_n by_o collection_n and_o heap_v together_o pythagoras_n and_o as_o many_o as_o suppose_v matter_n to_o be_v passable_a hold_v that_o there_o be_v proper_o indeed_o generation_n and_o corruption_n for_o they_o say_v that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o alteration_n mutation_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o element_n chap._n xxv_o of_o necessity_n thales_n say_v that_o necessity_n be_v most_o potent_a and_o forcible_a for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o rule_v the_o whole_a world_n pythagoras_n hold_v that_o the_o world_n be_v possess_v and_o comapss_v with_o necessity_n parmenides_n
likewise_o corruptible_a and_o will_v perish_v but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o it_o have_v no_o need_n of_o nouriture_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n it_o be_v eternal_a plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n yield_v unto_o itself_o nouriture_n of_o that_o which_o perish_v by_o way_n of_o mutation_n philolaus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a corruption_n one_o while_o by_o fire_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o another_o while_n by_o water_n of_o the_o moon_n pour_v 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o turn_v about_o of_o the_o air_n the_o exhalation_n whereof_o become_v the_o food_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n vi_o at_o which_o element_n begin_v god_n the_o fabric_n of_o the_o world_n the_o naturalist_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v at_o earth_n as_o the_o very_a centre_n thereof_o for_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o sphere_n or_o ball_n be_v the_o centre_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o it_o begin_v at_o fire_n and_o the_o five_o element_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o first_o thing_n separate_v apart_o be_v the_o sky_n or_o five_o essence_n call_v aether_n the_o second_o fire_n after_o which_o the_o earth_n of_o which_o be_v thrust_v close_o and_o press_v together_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o revolution_n spring_v water_n from_o which_o air_n do_v evaporate_v also_o that_o heaven_n be_v make_v of_o that_o sky_n or_o quintessence_n the_o sun_n of_o fire_n and_o of_o the_o other_o element_n be_v constipate_v and_o felt_v as_o it_o be_v terrestrial_a body_n and_o such_o as_o be_v near_o the_o earth_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o visible_a world_n be_v form_v to_o the_o mould_n and_o pattern_n of_o the_o intellectual_a that_o of_o the_o visible_a world_n the_o soul_n be_v first_o make_v and_o after_o it_o that_o which_o be_v corpulent_a that_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o earth_n first_o that_o which_o stand_v of_o water_n and_o air_n second_o pythagoras_n affirm_v that_o of_o the_o five_o solid_a body_n which_o be_v also_o call_v mathematical_a the_o cube_n that_o be_v to_o say_v asquare_n body_n with_o six_o face_n go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o point_a pyramid_n be_v make_v fire_n of_o octoedra_n or_o solid_a body_n with_o eight_o base_n the_o earth_n of_o icosiedra_n with_o twenty_o side_n the_o water_n of_o dodecaedra_n with_o twelve_o face_n the_o supreme_a sphere_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n and_o himself_o herein_o also_o do_v pythagorize_v chap._n vii_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n fabric_n parmenides_n imagine_v certain_a coronet_n as_o it_o be_v interlace_v one_o within_o another_o some_o of_o a_o rare_a substance_n other_o of_o a_o thick_a and_o the_o same_o mix_v of_o light_n and_o darkness_n between_o also_o that_o the_o body_n which_o contain_v they_o all_o together_o be_v as_o firm_a and_o solid_a as_o a_o wall_n leucippus_n and_o democrirus_n enwrap_v the_o world_n round_o about_o with_o a_o tunicle_n or_o membrane_n epicurus_n hold_v that_o the_o extremity_n of_o some_o world_n be_v rare_a of_o other_o thick_a and_o that_o of_o they_o some_o be_v movable_a other_o immovable_a plato_n set_v down_o fire_n first_o second_o the_o sky_n then_o air_n afterward_o water_n and_o last_o of_o all_o earth_n but_o otherwhiles_o he_o conjoin_v the_o sky_n unto_o fire_n aristotle_n range_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o impassable_a air_n which_o be_v a_o certain_a five_o body_n and_o after_o it_o the_o element_n passable_a to_o wit_n fire_n aire_n water_n and_o earth_n the_o last_o of_o all_o which_o unto_o the_o celestial_a body_n he_o attribute_v a_o circular_a motion_n and_o of_o the_o other_o situate_v beneath_o they_o unto_o the_o light_a kind_n the_o ascent_n or_o rise_v upward_o unto_o the_o weighty_a descent_n or_o settle_v downward_o empedocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o place_n of_o the_o element_n be_v not_o always_o steadie_a and_o certain_a but_o that_o they_o all_o interchange_n mutual_o one_o with_o another_o chap._n viii_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o world_n bend_v or_o cope_v forward_o diogenes_n and_o anaxagoras_n affirm_v that_o after_o the_o world_n be_v make_v and_o that_o live_a creature_n be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o world_n bow_v i_o wot_v not_o how_o of_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o own_o accord_n to_o the_o southern_a or_o meridional_a part_n thereof_o haply_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n so_o order_v all_o that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v habitable_a other_o inhabitable_a according_a to_o excessive_a cold_a extreme_a heat_n and_o a_o mean_a temperature_n of_o both_o empedocles_n say_v that_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o air_n give_v place_n to_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o two_o bear_n or_o pole_n antarctic_a bend_v and_o incline_v as_o for_o those_o part_n which_o be_v northerly_a they_o be_v elevate_v and_o mount_v aloft_o but_o the_o southern_a coast_n be_v depress_v and_o debase_v as_o much_o and_o so_o according_o the_o whole_a world_n chap._n ix_o whether_o without_o the_o world_n there_o be_v any_o vacuity_n the_o school_n of_o pythagoras_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o voidnesse_n without_o the_o world_n to_o which_o and_o out_o of_o which_o the_o world_n do_v draw_v breath_n but_o the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o into_o it_o the_o infinite_a world_n by_o way_n of_o conflagration_n be_v resolve_v posidonius_n admit_v no_o other_o infinity_n than_o as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o vacuity_n aristotle_n say_v there_o be_v voidnesse_n plato_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o emptiness_n at_o all_o either_o without_o or_o within_o the_o world_n chap._n x._o what_o be_v the_o right_a side_n and_o which_o be_v the_o left_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n do_v take_v the_o east_n for_o the_o right_a part_n and_o the_o west_n for_o the_o left_a empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o right_a side_n bend_v towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_a and_o the_o leave_v towards_o the_o tropic_a of_o winter_n chap._n xi_o of_o heaven_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n thereof_o anaximenes_n affirm_v the_o exterior_a circumference_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v earthy_a empedocles_n say_v that_o heaven_n be_v solid_a be_v make_v of_o air_n condensate_a by_o fire_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o crystal_n and_o that_o it_o contain_v the_o fiery_a and_o airy_a nature_n in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o hemisphere_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o heaven_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o five_o body_n above_o fire_n or_o else_o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a chap._n xii_o of_o the_o division_n of_o heaven_n and_o namely_o into_o how_o many_o circle_n it_o be_v divide_v thales_n and_o pythagoras_n with_o his_o follower_n do_v say_v that_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o whole_a heaven_n be_v part_v into_o five_o circle_n which_o they_o call_v certain_a zone_n cincture_n or_o girdle_n of_o which_o circle_n one_o be_v call_v the_o arctic_a and_o be_v always_o to_o be_v see_v of_o we_o a_o second_o the_o summer_n tropic_n a_o three_o aequinoctial_a the_o four_o winter_n tropic_n and_o the_o five_o the_o antarctic_a circle_n which_o be_v evermore_o unseen_a as_o atouching_a the_o oblique_a or_o crooked_a circle_n call_v the_o zodiac_n which_o lie_v under_o the_o other_o three_o middle_a circle_n above_o name_v it_o touch_v they_o all_o three_o as_o it_o pass_v and_o every_o of_o they_o be_v cut_v in_o right_a angle_n by_o the_o meridian_n which_o go_v from_o pole_n to_o pole_n pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o man_n say_v that_o observe_v the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o zodiac_n which_o invention_n nevertheless_o oenopides_n the_o chian_a ascribe_v to_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o chap._n xiii_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o star_n and_o how_o they_o be_v make_v and_o compose_v thales_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v terrestrial_a and_o nathlesse_a fiery_a and_o ardent_a empedocles_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v inflame_v by_o that_o fire_n which_o the_o sky_n contain_v within_o itself_o do_v violent_o strike_v and_o send_v forth_o at_o the_o first_o excretion_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o the_o sky_n which_o environ_v be_v indeed_o of_o the_o own_o essence_n of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n but_o by_o the_o violent_a revolution_n of_o itself_o snatch_v up_o stone_n from_o the_o earth_n and_o set_v they_o on_o 〈◊〉_d they_o become_v star_n diogenes_n think_v that_o star_n be_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o pumish_a stone_n as_o be_v be_v the_o breathe_a hole_n of_o the_o world_n and_o again_o the_o same_o philosopher_n say_v that_o they_o be_v certain_a blinde-stone_n not_o apparent_a howbeit_o fall_v often_o to_o the_o earth_n be_v there_o quench_v as_o it_o happen_v in_o a_o place_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o
say_v goat_n river_n where_o there_o fall_v sometime_o a_o stonestarre_n in_o form_n of_o fire_n empedocles_n hold_v that_o the_o fix_a star_n which_o wander_v not_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o crystal_n sky_n but_o the_o planet_n be_v loose_a and_o at_o liberty_n plato_n give_v out_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v of_o fire_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o they_o participate_v with_o other_o element_n in_o manner_n of_o glue_n or_o solder_v xenophane_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o consist_v of_o cloud_n inflame_v which_o notwithstanding_o be_v quench_v every_o day_n &_o afterward_o again_o be_v fire_v in_o the_o night_n in_o manner_n of_o coal_n as_o for_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o star_n they_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o their_o catch_a fire_n and_o quench_v hfraclyde_v and_o the_o pythagorean_n hold_v that_o every_o star_n be_v a_o world_n by_o itself_o contain_v a_o earth_n a_o air_n and_o a_o sky_n in_o a_o infinite_a celestial_a nature_n and_o these_o opinion_n go_v current_a in_o the_o verse_n of_o orpheus_n for_o they_o make_v of_o every_o star_n a_o world_n epicurus_n reprove_v none_o of_o all_o this_o but_o hold_v still_o that_o old_a note_n of_o he_o it_o may_v so_o be_v chap._n xiiii_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o star_n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o star_n be_v spheric_a or_o round_a like_a as_o the_o world_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n cleanthes_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v point_v and_o pyramidal_a anximenes_n say_v they_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o crystalline_a sky_n like_o a_o number_n of_o nail_n other_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v fiery_a plate_n like_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d picture_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o order_n and_o situation_n of_o star_n xenocrates_n suppose_v that_o the_o star_n move_v upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o superficies_n but_o other_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v some_o afore_o other_o in_o height_n and_o depth_n democritus_n range_v the_o fix_a star_n first_o next_z the_o planet_n and_o after_o they_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o daystar_n 〈◊〉_d plato_n after_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o fix_a star_n set_v in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o which_o be_v call_v phaenon_n to_o wit_n the_o star_n of_o saturn_n in_o the_o second_o phaethon_n which_o be_v the_o star_n of_o jupiter_n in_o the_o three_o pyroeis_n that_o be_v to_o say_v fiery_a or_o ardent_a and_o it_o be_v that_o of_o mars_n in_o the_o four_o phosphorus_n and_o that_o be_v venus_n in_o the_o five_o stilbon_n which_o be_v mercury_n in_o the_o six_o the_o sun_n and_o last_o in_o the_o seven_o the_o moon_n of_o the_o mathematician_n some_o accord_n with_o plato_n other_o place_v the_o sun_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o they_o all_o anaximander_n metrodorus_n the_o chian_a and_o crates_n affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v place_v high_a of_o all_o next_o to_o he_o the_o moon_n and_o under_o he_o the_o fix_a star_n and_o the_o planet_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o lation_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n anaxagoras_n democritus_n and_o cleanthes_n do_v hold_v that_o all_o star_n do_v move_v from_o east_n to_o west_n alcmaeon_n and_o the_o mathematician_n say_v that_o the_o planet_n hold_v a_o opposite_a course_n to_o the_o fix_a star_n and_o namely_o from_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n anaximander_n say_v they_o be_v carry_v by_o their_o sphere_n and_o circle_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v fasten_v anaximenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o roll_v as_o well_o towards_o the_o earth_n as_o turn_v about_o the_o earth_n plato_n and_o the_o mathematician_n hold_v that_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o venus_n and_o of_o mercury_n be_v the_o same_o and_o equal_a chap._n xvii_o from_o whence_o the_o star_n have_v their_o illumination_n metrodorus_n think_v that_o all_o the_o fix_a star_n have_v their_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n heraclitus_n and_o the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o star_n be_v nourish_v by_o exhalation_n arise_v from_o the_o earth_n aristotle_n opine_v that_o the_o celestial_a body_n need_v no_o nouriture_n for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o corruptible_a but_o eternal_a plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o all_o the_o world_n and_o the_o star_n likewise_o be_v nourish_v of_o themselves_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o two_o star_n name_v dioscuri_n to_o wit_n castor_n and_o pollux_n xenophane_v do_v maintain_v that_o the_o light_n like_o star_n which_o appear_v otherwhiles_o upon_o ship_n be_v thin_a and_o subtle_a cloud_n which_o after_o a_o kind_n of_o motion_n do_v shine_v metrodorus_n say_v they_o be_v certain_a glitter_a sparkel_n glance_v and_o leap_v out_o of_o their_o eye_n who_o behold_v they_o with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o fignification_n of_o star_n and_o how_o come_v winter_n and_o summer_n plato_n say_v that_o the_o token_n &_o signification_n both_o of_o winter_n and_o summer_n proceed_v from_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o sun_n moon_n and_o other_o star_n as_o well_o fix_v as_o wander_v anaximenes_n say_v that_o none_o of_o all_o this_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o moon_n but_o by_o the_o sun_n only_o eudoxus_n and_o aratus_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v in_o common_a by_o mean_n of_o all_o the_o star_n and_o aratus_n show_v as_o much_o in_o these_o verse_n these_o radiant_a star_n and_o light_n so_o evident_a as_o sign_n god_n have_v set_v in_o the_o firmament_n distinct_a in_o great_a foresight_n throughout_o the_o year_n to_o show_v how_o all_o the_o season_n order_v be_v chap._n xx._n of_o the_o sun_n substance_n 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v eight_o and_o twenty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n have_v a_o hollow_a apsis_fw-la about_o it_o like_v for_o all_o the_o world_n unto_o a_o chariot_n wheel_n and_o the_o same_o full_a of_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o certain_a place_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o mouth_n at_o which_o the_o fire_n be_v see_v as_o out_o of_o the_o hole_n of_o a_o flute_n or_o such_o like_a pipe_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o sun_n xenophane_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a gather_n of_o small_a fire_n which_o by_o occasion_n of_o moist_a exhalation_n meet_v together_o and_o they_o all_o be_v collect_v make_v the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o else_o quoth_v he_o be_v a_o cloud_n set_v on_o fire_n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o inflame_a body_n some_o intellectual_a or_o humour_n inflame_v proceed_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n plato_n imagine_v it_o to_o consist_v of_o much_o 〈◊〉_d anaxagoras_n democritus_n and_o metrodorus_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o mass_n of_o iron_n or_o a_o stone_n inflame_v aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sphere_n out_o of_o the_o five_o body_n philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o glass_n receive_v the_o reverberation_n of_o all_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o world_n and_o transmit_v the_o light_n thereof_o unto_o we_o as_o it_o be_v through_o a_o tannise_v or_o streiner_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o fiery_a light_n in_o heaven_n resemble_v the_o sun_n then_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o it_o be_v in_o form_n of_o a_o mirror_n and_o three_o there_o be_v a_o splendour_n which_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n from_o that_o mirror_n be_v spread_v upon_o we_o and_o this_o call_v we_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o a_o image_n empedocles_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o there_o be_v two_o sun_n the_o one_o a_o original_a and_o primitive_a fire_n which_o be_v in_o the_o other_o hemisphere_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o fill_v this_o hemisphere_n of_o we_o as_o be_v always_o situate_v full_a opposite_a to_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o resplendent_a light_n thereof_o as_o for_o this_o that_o we_o see_v it_o be_v the_o light_n in_o that_o other_o hemisphere_n replenish_v with_o air_n mix_v with_o heat_n &_o the_o same_o be_v occasion_v by_o refraxion_n from_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v more_o round_o enter_v into_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v of_o a_o crystalline_a nature_n and_o yet_o be_v train_v and_o carry_v away_o together_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o that_o fire_n but_o to_o speak_v more_o plain_o and_o succinct_o in_o few_o word_n this_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o the_o sun_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o reflection_n of_o that_o light_n of_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v about_o the_o earth_n epicurus_n imagine_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v a_o terrestrial_a spissitude_n or_o thickness_n yet_o spungeous_a as_o it_o be_v and_o hollow_a in_o manner_n of_o a_o pumish_a stone_n and_o in_o those_o hole_n lighten_v by_o fire_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o sun_n magnitude_n anaximander_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v equal_a in_o bigness_n to_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o circle_n from_o which_o he_o have_v his_o respiration_n
by_o occasion_n of_o the_o augmentation_n of_o the_o moon_n flame_n which_o regular_o and_o by_o order_n be_v lighten_v by_o little_a and_o little_a until_o it_o represent_v unto_o we_o the_o full_a face_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o again_o do_v diminish_v and_o wane_v in_o proportion_n until_o the_o conjunction_n at_o what_o time_n it_o be_v altogether_o extinct_a plato_n aristotle_n the_o stoic_n and_o mathematicinas_n do_v all_o with_o one_o accord_n say_v that_o the_o occultation_n of_o the_o moon_n every_o month_n be_v occasion_v by_o reason_n that_o she_o fall_v in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o sun_n by_o who_o brightness_n she_o become_v dim_a and_o darken_a but_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v cause_v when_o the_o come_v within_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o earth_n situate_v direct_o between_o both_o star_n rather_o for_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v altogether_o obstruct_a therewith_o chap._n xxx_o of_o the_o moon_n apparition_n and_o why_o she_o seem_v to_o be_v earthly_a the_o pythagorean_n affirm_v that_o the_o moon_n appear_v terrestrial_a for_o that_o she_o be_v inhabit_v round_o about_o like_v as_o the_o earth_n wherein_o we_o be_v and_o people_v as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o great_a live_a creature_n and_o the_o fair_a plant_n and_o those_o creature_n within_o she_o be_v fifteen_o time_n strong_a and_o more_o puissant_a than_o those_o with_o we_o and_o the_o same_o yield_v forth_o no_o excrement_n and_o the_o night_n day_n there_o be_v in_o that_o proportion_n so_o much_o long_o anaxagoras_n say_v that_o the_o inequality_n which_o be_v see_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o moon_n proceed_v from_o the_o coagmentation_n of_o cold_a and_o terrestrity_n mix_v together_o for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a tenebrositie_n meddle_v with_o the_o fiery_a nature_n thereof_o whereupon_o this_o star_n be_v say_v to_o be_v pseudophore_n that_o it_o to_o say_v to_o have_v a_o false_a light_n the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o her_o substance_n the_o composition_n of_o her_o body_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o corruption_n chap._n xxxi_o the_o distance_n between_o sun_n and_o moon_n empedocles_n think_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v twice_o as_o far_o off_o from_o the_o sun_n as_o she_o be_v from_o the_o earth_n the_o mathematician_n say_v that_o the_o distance_n be_v eighteen_o time_n as_o much_o eratosthenes_n give_v out_o the_o sun_n be_v from_o the_o earth_n 408._o thousand_o stadia_fw-la ten_o time_n tell_v and_o the_o moon_n from_o the_o earth_n 78._o thousand_o stadia_fw-la ten_o time_n multiply_v chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o year_n and_o how_o much_o the_o year_n of_o every_o planet_n contain_v the_o great_a year_n the_o revolution_n or_o yeeere_a of_o saturn_n comprehend_v thirty_o common_a year_n of_o jupiter_n twelve_o of_o mars_n two_o of_o the_o sun_n twelve_o month_n those_o of_o mercury_n and_o venus_n be_v all_o one_o for_o their_o course_n be_v equal_a of_o the_o moon_n thirty_o day_n for_o this_o we_o count_v a_o perfect_a month_n to_o wit_n from_o the_o apparition_n to_o the_o conjunction_n as_o for_o the_o great_a year_n some_o say_v it_o comprise_v eight_o year_n other_o ninteen_o and_o other_o again_o sixty_o want_v one_o heraclitus_n say_v it_o consist_v of_o 80000._o solare_fw-la year_n diogenes_n of_o 365._o year_n such_o as_o heraclitus_n speak_v of_o and_o other_o of_o 7777._o the_o three_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v summary_o and_o after_o a_o cursory_a manner_n treat_v in_o the_o former_a book_n of_o celestial_a body_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o confine_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o moon_n i_o will_v address_v myself_o in_o this_o three_o book_n to_o discourse_v of_o meteore_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o such_o impression_n as_o be_v engender_v in_o the_o air_n above_o to_o wit_n between_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o which_o man_n hold_v general_o to_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o prick_n or_o centre_n in_o that_o compass_n of_o the_o universal_a globe_n and_o heereat_o will_v i_o begin_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o milk_n way_n or_o white_a circle_n galaxia_fw-la this_o galaxia_fw-la be_v a_o cloudy_a or_o misty_a circle_n appear_v always_o in_o the_o sky_n and_o call_v it_o be_v the_o milk_n way_n of_o the_o white_a colour_n which_o it_o do_v represent_v of_o the_o pythagorean_n some_o say_v it_o be_v the_o inflammation_n or_o burn_v out_o of_o some_o star_n remoove_v and_o fall_v out_o of_o his_o proper_a place_n which_o have_v burn_v round_o about_o all_o the_o way_n as_o it_o pass_v from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o phaethon_n his_o conflagration_n other_o hold_v that_o in_o old_a time_n the_o race_n and_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v that_o way_n some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o specularie_a apparition_n only_o occasion_v by_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o sunbeam_n against_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n even_o as_o we_o observe_v it_o to_o fall_v out_o between_o the_o rainbow_n and_o thick_a cloud_n metrodorus_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o that_o this_o be_v the_o solare_fw-la circle_n parmenides_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o mixture_n of_o that_o which_o be_v thick_a with_o the_o rare_a or_o thin_a engender_v this_o milky_a colour_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o earth_n rest_v upon_o this_o part_n of_o heaven_n at_o what_o time_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v undemeath_n the_o earth_n do_v not_o illuminate_v all_o throughout_o democritus_n be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v the_o resplendent_a light_n of_o many_o small_a star_n and_o those_o close_a together_o shine_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o so_o occasion_v by_o their_o spissitude_n and_o astriction_n aristotle_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v a_o inflammation_n of_o a_o dry_a exhalation_n the_o same_o be_v great_a in_o quantity_n and_o continue_a and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o hairy_a kind_n of_o fire_n under_o the_o sky_n and_o beneath_o the_o planet_n 〈◊〉_d suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o consistence_n of_o fire_n more_o clear_a and_o subtle_a than_o a_o star_n and_o yet_o thick_a than_o a_o splendeur_n or_o shine_a light_n chap._n ii_o of_o comet_n or_o blaze_a star_n of_o star_n seem_v to_o shoot_v and_o fall_v as_o also_o of_o fiery_a beam_n appear_v in_o the_o air_n some_o of_o pythagoras_n scholar_n affirm_v that_o a_o comet_n be_v a_o star_n of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o which_o appear_v not_o always_o but_o at_o certain_a prefix_a season_n after_o some_o periodicall_a revolution_n do_v arise_v other_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o reflection_n of_o our_o sight_n against_o the_o sun_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o resemblance_n which_o show_v in_o mirror_n or_o look_a glass_n anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o concourse_n of_o two_o star_n or_o more_o meet_v with_o their_o light_n together_o aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o consistence_n of_o a_o dry_a exhalation_n inflame_v strato_z say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o light_n of_o a_o star_n enwrap_v within_o a_o thick_a cloud_n as_o we_o see_v it_o ordinary_o in_o our_o lamp_n and_o burn_a light_n heraclides_fw-la of_o pontus_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cloud_n heave_v and_o elevate_v on_o high_a and_o the_o same_o illuminate_v by_o some_o high_a light_n also_o and_o the_o like_a reason_n give_v he_o of_o the_o beard_a blaze_a star_n call_v pagonias_n other_o like_a as_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o the_o beam_n the_o column_n and_o such_o other_o meteor_n or_o impression_n be_v make_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n by_o divers_a configuration_n of_o cloud_n in_o the_o air_n epigenes_n suppose_v a_o comet_n to_o be_v a_o elevation_n of_o spirit_n or_o wind_n mix_v with_o a_o earthly_a substance_n and_o set_v on_o fire_n boethus_n imagine_v it_o to_o be_v a_o apparition_n of_o the_o air_n let_v loose_a as_o it_o be_v and_o spread_v at_o large_a diogenes_n be_v persuade_v that_o comet_n be_v star_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o the_o star_n which_o be_v say_v to_o shoot_v be_v as_o it_o be_v sparkle_n fall_v from_o the_o elementary_a fire_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v quench_v and_o go_v out_o so_o quick_o metrodorus_n suppose_v that_o when_o the_o sun_n strike_v violent_o upon_o a_o cloud_n the_o beam_n or_o ray_n thereof_o do_v sparkle_n and_o so_o cause_v this_o shoot_n of_o star_n as_o they_o term_v it_o xenophane_v will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o all_o such_o meteor_n and_o impression_n as_o these_o be_v constitution_n or_o motion_n of_o cloud_n inflame_v chap._n iii_o of_o thunder_n lightning_n flash_n prester_n or_o fiery_a blast_n and_o tempstuous_a whirlwind_n anaximander_n suppose_v that_o all_o these_o come_v by_o wind_n for_o when_o it_o happen_v that_o
side_n it_o lie_v low_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o rest_v unmooveable_a have_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v incline_v more_o to_o one_o part_n than_o to_o another_o but_o yet_o some_o place_n of_o she_o because_o of_o their_o rarity_n do_v jog_v and_o shake_v epicurus_n keep_v his_o old_a tune_n say_v it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v shog_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rock_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o air_n underneath_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n therefore_o move_v and_o quake_v as_o also_o it_o may_v be_v quoth_v he_o that_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o hole_n in_o the_o part_n below_o it_o be_v force_v to_o tremble_v and_o shake_v by_o the_o air_n that_o be_v get_v within_o the_o cave_n and_o concavity_n and_o there_o enclose_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o come_v to_o be_v bitter_a anaximander_n affirm_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o residue_n remain_v of_o the_o primitive_a humidity_n whereof_o the_o sun_n have_v burn_v up_o and_o consume_v a_o great_a part_n the_o rest_n behind_o he_o alter_v and_o turn_v from_o the_o natural_a kind_n by_o his_o excessive_a ardent_a heat_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o say_v first_o humidity_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v abroad_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o pool_n or_o great_a mere_a be_v burn_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n about_o it_o and_o when_o the_o oileous_a substance_n thereof_o be_v exhale_v and_o consume_v the_o rest_n settle_v below_o and_o turn_v into_o a_o brackish_a and_o bitter-saltnesse_n which_o be_v the_o sea_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o sweat_n of_o the_o earth_n enchafe_v by_o the_o sun_n be_v bathe_v and_o wash_v all_o over_o aloft_o antiston_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sweat_n of_o heat_n the_o moisture_n whereof_o which_o be_v within_o be_v by_o much_o seethe_a and_o boil_v send_v out_o become_v salt_n a_o thing_n ordinary_a in_o all_o sweat_v metrodorus_n suppose_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v that_o moisture_n which_o run_v through_o the_o earth_n retain_v some_o part_n of_o the_o densitie_n thereof_o like_a as_o that_o which_o pass_v through_o ash_n the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n imagine_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o the_o air_n by_o refrigeration_n be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a but_o whatsoever_o do_v evaporate_v by_o burn_v and_o inflammation_n become_v salt_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o tide_n to_o wit_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o aristotle_n and_o heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n which_o do_v it_o as_o who_o stir_v raise_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o come_v to_o blow_v upon_o the_o ocean_n cause_n the_o atlantic_a sea_n to_o swell_v and_o so_o make_v the_o flux_n or_o high_a water_n but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allay_v and_o clean_o down_o the_o sea_n fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o 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of_o seven_o month_n and_o ten_o month_n be_v livelike_a but_o those_o of_o eight_o month_n for_o the_o insociable_a dissidence_n of_o the_o world_n perish_v and_o come_v to_o naught_o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o animal_n creature_n after_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v engender_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v corruptible_a they_o who_o hold_v that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o live_a creature_n also_o have_v their_o creation_n or_o beginning_n and_o shall_v likewise_o perish_v and_o come_v to_o a_o end_n the_o epicurean_o according_a unto_o who_o animal_n have_v no_o creation_n do_v suppose_v that_o by_o mutation_n of_o one_o into_o another_o they_o be_v first_o make_v for_o they_o be_v the_o substantial_a part_n of_o the_o world_n like_v as_o anaxagoras_n and_o euripides_n affirm_v in_o these_o term_n nothing_o die_v but_o in_o change_v as_o they_o do_v one_o for_o another_o they_o show_v sundry_a form_n anaximander_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o animal_n be_v breed_v in_o moisture_n and_o enclose_v within_o pricky_n and_o sharp_a point_a bark_n but_o as_o age_n grow_v on_o they_o become_v more_o dry_a and_o in_o the_o end_n when_o the_o say_a bark_n burst_v and_o cleave_v in_o sunder_o round_o about_o they_o a_o small_a while_n after_o they_o survive_v empedocles_n think_v that_o the_o first_o generation_n as_o well_o of_o live_a creature_n as_o of_o plant_n be_v not_o whole_o complete_a and_o perfect_a in_o all_o part_n but_o disjoin_v by_o reason_n that_o their_o part_n do_v not_o cohaere_fw-la and_o unite_v together_o that_o the_o second_o generation_n when_o the_o part_n begin_v to_o combine_v and_o close_v together_o seem_v like_a to_o image_n that_o the_o three_o generation_n be_v of_o part_n grow_v and_o arise_v mutual_o one_o out_o of_o another_o and_o the_o four_o be_v no_o more_o of_o semblable_a as_o of_o earth_n and_o water_n but_o one_o of_o another_o and_o in_o some_o the_o nourishment_n be_v incrassate_fw-it and_o make_v thick_a as_o for_o other_o the_o beauty_n of_o woman_n provoke_v and_o prick_v in_o they_o a_o lust_n of_o spermatike_a motion_n moreover_o that_o the_o kind_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n be_v distinct_a and_o divide_v by_o certain_a temperature_n for_o such_o as_o be_v more_o familiar_o incline_v to_o water_n go_v into_o water_n other_o into_o the_o air_n for_o to_o draw_v and_o deliver_v their_o breath_n to_o and_o fro_o according_a as_o they_o hold_v more_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o more_o heavy_a temperature_n be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o earth_n but_o those_o who_o be_v of_o a_o equal_a temperature_n utter_v voice_n with_o their_o whole_a breast_n chap._n xx._n how_o many_o sort_n of_o live_a creature_n there_o be_v whether_o they_o be_v all_o sensitive_a and_o endue_v with_o reason_n there_o be_v a_o treatise_n of_o aristotle_n extant_a wherein_o he_o put_v down_o four_o kind_n of_o animal_n to_o wit_n terrestrial_a aquaticall_a volatile_a and_o celestial_a for_o you_o must_v think_v that_o he_o call_v heaven_n star_n and_o the_o world_n animal_n even_o as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o participate_v of_o earth_n yea_o and_o god_n he_o define_v to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a animal_n and_o immortal_a democritus_n and_o epicurus_n do_v say_v that_o heavenly_a animal_n be_v reasonable_a 〈◊〉_d hold_v that_o all_o animal_n be_v endue_v with_o active_a reason_n but_o want_v the_o passive_a understanding_n which_o be_v call_v the_o interpreter_n or_o truchment_n of_o the_o mind_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n even_o of_o those_o very_a animal_n which_o be_v call_v unreasonable_a &_o brute_n beast_n be_v endue_v with_o reason_n howbeit_o they_o be_v not_o operative_a with_o that_o reason_n neither_o can_v they_o 〈◊〉_d it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o distemper_a composition_n of_o their_o body_n and_o because_o they_o have_v not_o speech_n to_o declare_v and_o expound_v themselves_o as_o for_o example_n ape_n and_o dog_n which_o utter_v a_o babble_a voice_n but_o not_o a_o express_a language_n and_o distinct_a speech_n diogenes_n suppose_v that_o they_o have_v a_o intelligence_n but_o partly_o for_o the_o gross_a thickness_n of_o their_o temperature_n and_o in_o part_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o moisture_n they_o have_v neither_o discourse_n of_o reason_n nor_o sense_n but_o fare_v like_a unto_o those_o who_o be_v furious_a for_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o wit_n reason_n be_v defectuous_a and_o empeach_v chap._n xxi_o within_o what_o time_n be_v live_v creature_n form_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n empedocles_n say_v that_o man_n begin_v to_o take_v form_n after_o the_o thirty_o six_o day_n and_o be_v finish_v and_o knit_v in_o their_o part_n within_o 50._o day_n want_v one_o asclepiades_n say_v that_o the_o member_n of_o male_n because_o they_o be_v more_o hot_a be_v joint_v and_o receive_v shape_n in_o the_o space_n of_o 26._o day_n and_o many_o of_o they_o soon_o but_o be_v finish_v and_o complete_a in_o all_o limb_n within_o 50._o day_n but_o female_n require_v two_o month_n ere_o they_o be_v fashion_v and_o four_o before_o they_o come_v to_o their_o perfection_n for_o that_o they_o want_v natural_a heat_n as_o for_o the_o part_n of_o unreasonable_a creature_n they_o come_v to_o their_o accomplishment_n soon_o or_o late_a according_a to_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o element_n chap._n xxii_o of_o how_o many_o element_n be_v composedech_n of_o the_o general_a part_n which_o be_v in_o we_o empedocles_n think_v that_o flesh_n be_v engender_v of_o a_o equal_a mixture_n and_o temperature_n of_o the_o four_o element_n the_o sinew_n of_o earth_n and_o fire_n mingle_v together_o in_o a_o duple_n proportion_n the_o nail_n and_o cley_v in_o live_a creature_n come_v of_o the_o nerve_n refrigerat_fw-la and_o make_v cold_a in_o
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