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court_n and_o council_n of_o ariopaguse_n yet_o he_o signify_v as_o much_o in_o this_o manner_n for_o he_o bring_v in_o sisyphus_n as_o the_o principal_a author_n of_o this_o opinion_n and_o afterward_o favourize_v even_o that_o sentence_n of_o he_o himself_o for_o thus_o he_o say_v the_o time_n be_v when_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v rude_a and_o as_o wild_a beast_n with_o reason_n not_o endue_v disordinate_a when_o wrong_a be_v do_v always_o as_o might_n and_o force_n in_o each_o one_o bare_a the_o sway_n but_o afterward_o these_o enormity_n be_v lay_v away_o and_o put_v down_o by_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o law_n howbeit_o for_o that_o the_o law_n be_v able_a to_o repress_v injury_n and_o wicked_a deed_n which_o be_v notorious_a and_o evident_o see_v and_o yet_o many_o man_n notwithstanding_o offend_v and_o sin_v secret_o then_o some_o wise_a man_n there_o be_v who_o consider_v and_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o needful_a it_o be_v always_o to_o blindfold_v the_o truth_n with_o some_o devise_v and_o forge_a lie_n yea_o and_o to_o persuade_v man_n that_o a_o god_n there_o be_v who_o live_v immortal_o who_o hear_v who_o see_v and_o know_v all_o woondrous_o for_o away_o quoth_v he_o with_o vain_a dream_n and_o poetical_a fiction_n together_o with_o callimachus_n who_o say_v if_o god_n thou_o know_v wot_v well_o his_o power_n divine_a all_o thing_n can_v well_o perform_v and_o bring_v to_o fine_a for_o god_n be_v not_o able_a to_o effect_v all_o thing_n for_o say_v there_o be_v a_o god_n let_v he_o make_v snow_n black_a fire_n cold_a he_o that_o sit_v or_o lie_v to_o stand_v upright_o or_o the_o contrary_a at_o one_o instant_a and_o even_o plato_n himself_o that_o speak_v so_o big_a when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n create_v and_o form_v the_o world_n to_o his_o own_o pattern_n and_o likeness_n smell_v herein_o very_o strong_o of_o some_o old_a libra_n dotard_n foolery_n to_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o poet_n of_o the_o old_a comedy_n for_o how_o can_v he_o look_v upon_o himself_o quoth_v he_o to_o frame_v the_o world_n according_a to_o his_o own_o similitude_n of_o how_o have_v he_o make_v it_o round_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o globe_n be_v himself_o lower_v than_o a_o man_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o body_n in_o the_o beginning_n stand_v still_o and_o stir_v not_o but_o then_o the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n of_o god_n digest_v and_o arange_v they_o in_o order_n yea_o and_o effect_v the_o generation_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o universal_a world_n plato_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a mind_n say_v that_o those_o first_o body_n be_v not_o in_o repose_n but_o that_o they_o move_v confuse_o and_o without_o order_n whereupon_o god_n quoth_v he_o know_v that_o order_n be_v much_o better_a than_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n dispose_v all_o these_o thing_n but_o as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o have_v herein_o fault_v in_o common_a for_o that_o they_o imagine_v and_o devise_v that_o god_n be_v entangle_v and_o encumber_a with_o humane_a affair_n as_o also_o that_o he_o frame_v the_o world_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n and_o for_o the_o care_n that_o he_o have_v of_o he_o for_o sure_o live_v as_o he_o do_v happy_a &_o immortal_a accomplish_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o good_a thing_n and_o whole_o exempt_v from_o all_o evil_a as_o be_v altogether_o implore_v and_o give_v to_o prefer_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o beatitude_n and_o immortality_n he_o intermeddle_v not_o in_o the_o affair_n and_o occasion_n of_o man_n for_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o unhappy_a and_o 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o 〈◊〉_d mason_n or_o labour_a workman_n bear_v heavy_a burden_n travel_v and_o swete_v about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o world_n again_o this_o god_n of_o who_o they_o
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
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
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
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