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he_o where_o make_v a_o apology_n of_o his_o life_n unto_o the_o people_n in_o a_o frequent_a assembly_n he_o speak_v in_o this_o wise_a loe_o my_o master_n of_o athens_n how_o i_o have_v live_v but_o beside_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v already_o allege_v take_v this_o moreover_o that_o whensoever_o i_o be_v bid_v to_o any_o supper_n i_o never_o come_v last_o for_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o popular_a and_o plausible_a whereas_o contrariwise_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o hate_v they_o as_o odious_a person_n and_o surly_a lord_n who_o come_v late_o and_o for_o who_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o company_n be_v force_v to_o stay_v then_o soclarus_n will_v to_o defend_v the_o young_a boy_n but_o alcaeus_n quoth_v he_o call_v not_o pittacus_n zophodorpidas_n because_o he_o sup_v late_o in_o the_o night_n but_o for_o that_o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o he_o to_o delight_v in_o none_o other_o guest_n and_o table_z companion_n but_o base_a vile_a and_o obscure_a person_n for_o to_o 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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 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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 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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
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 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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 to_o say_v the_o burn_a climate_n but_o that_o region_n be_v habitable_a as_o be_v temperate_a which_o lie_v in_o the_o mid_n between_o the_o summer_n and_o the_o winter_n tropic_n chap._n xv._n of_o earthquake_n thales_n and_o democritus_n attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n unto_o water_n the_o stoic_n thus_o define_v and_o say_v earthquake_n be_v the_o moisture_n within_o the_o earth_n subtiliate_v and_o resolve_v into_o the_o air_n and_o so_o break_v out_o perforce_o anaximenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o rarity_n and_o dryness_n of_o the_o earth_n together_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v engender_v by_o excessive_a drought_n the_o other_o by_o glut_v of_o rain_n anaxagoras_n hold_v that_o when_o the_o air_n be_v get_v within_o the_o earth_n and_o meet_v with_o the_o superficies_n thereof_o which_o it_o find_v tough_a and_o thick_a so_o as_o it_o can_v get_v forth_o it_o shake_v it_o in_o manner_n of_o tremble_a aritstotle_n allege_v the_o 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