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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59618	An essay on the certainty and causes of the earth's motion on its axis, &c.	Sheeres, Henry, Sir, d. 1710.	1698 (1698)	Wing S3059; ESTC R9477	14,034	31

Aether which invirons the Globe abides there in a perfect State of Tranquillity and unmolested by any Foreign force has leave to rest press or gravitate by its own Laws and according to its native Tendency which Liberty I say it doth not injoy on other parts of the Globe where the Sun's Action is more in Force Thus then I concieve and have as well as I can Explain'd how the Poles of the Earth's Verticity are obtain'd the Surrounding Fluid leaning or Gravitating on the Surface thereof by a stronger Pressure in those two points of the Globe than it can be thought to do in any other part whatsoever Which pressure like two Fulciments props holds and sustains it in that Regular posture wherein we find it to move or to give a plainer similitude of my meaning by the stronger resting of the Fluid in and about these two Opposite points whereby cliping as I may say and embracing the Globe by a Superiour pressure there those Two points become by that means the Centers of the Earth's Revolving Motion as intellibly as a polish'd Ball or Sphere being held and press'd betwixt the Finger and the Thumb on the two Centers by which it was turn'd is thereby dispos'd to a motion of Verticity by means of any competent Force in a proper manner apply'd to produce it When I Enter'd on this Discourse I thought to have pursu'd my Argument through all the Difficulties that seem'd to occur to me and had been fairly hitherto suggested by others to my Hypothesis as I have here simply Explain'd it But being inform'd that I am to Expect farther and more material Objections than I may be aware of I have therefore Consented to Publish the First naked Draught of my Conjectures on this Subject in a single Essay which containing my Principles and the Out-lines of my Design the Reader being thereby Furnish'd with Light into the Proportions and Consistency at least of my Meaning will have more room and liesure for his Reflection and to impart his Doubts which I shall recieve with Gratitude and Consider with my utmost care Truth is painted Naked because in that Simplicity of Appearance she is best known and the more we beg or borrow or are driven for Supplies to Wit or Art to imbelish her the more we seem to disguise Her and bewray the uncertainty of our Knowledge about her Her abode to as in our Case is often in the Clouds so that He who attempts to shew her in the greatest undress may be thought to do most Right to her Charms and whosoever shall give the best Aim at the means of Resolving distant and doubtful Causes by the plainest and most Familiar Methods such as Nature by the Laws of Mechanism seems to Approve may be deem'd to be more in the way and to make the Approaches to Truth more Lightsom and intelligible than by remote and Metaphysical Speculations wherein we know the greatest Wits have wander'd who according to their different Modes of thinking have compass'd to solve Appearances so many different ways whereby we are taught Just so much Truth as to be sure that their Systems may be all false because we are most certain there can be but one True In a word Whatever may be the Destiny of this Essay the Author trusts to have some title to Excuse both from the Learn'd and others for his attempt From the One for Propounding so much a nearer and more likely way to the unravelling this Skain which hath been left more intangl'd and perplex'd by Dispute and the Diversity of Learn'd men's Opinions about it which infaelicity may perhaps have sprung from their Speculating so far after distant and obscure Causes that they have thereby miss'd and overlook'd the True To these Gentlemen if any thing in this Theory has been started new or of Moment enough to be consider'd I may have given an occasion of meriting from the World by my laying this rude Foundation whereon by their better Abilities some useful Structure of Knowledge may perhaps be rais'd From the rest who are much the Majority I will not doubt of Acceptance while I do my best to shorten and Ascertain the way to Truth by calling in our Senses more to our Aid which being the surest Succours and clearest Conduits of Knowledge our Researches and Reasonings on these dark Phaenomena will thereby stand on a Surer Basis and to conclude with one single Instance here of my Method in this pursuit I Note That to obtain a Proof of my seeming at least to have Reason'd right about this Problem of the Earth's Motion on its Axis I fram'd a Machine with all the accuracy possible wherein I imitated according to my best Knowledge the Earth's Globe with its Atmosphaere c. Which being poiz'd very nicely and tenderly sustain'd on its Poles to adapt it for Motion and then fairly substituting and applying the Causes which I conceive by the Laws of Gravity are productive of the Earth's diurnal Motion I reap'd the Contentment to behold the Effect of such causes working on the said Matter to give credit in every Article to what I had thereupon before imagin'd The Machine so fram'd and fitted visibly Revolving on its Axis Each Revolution finishing in about the space of Three Hours Which Experiment beheld by my Friends who were not presently aware of the Springs of such Motion they were no less pleas'd than surpriz'd FINIS