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• The phenomena of nature, especially those that fall under the inspection of the astronomer, are to be viewed, not only with the…
• I have looked further into space than ever human being did before me. I have observed stars of which the light, it…
• The undevout astronomer must be mad.
• In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were given to the planets as…
• We need not hesitate to admit that the Sun is richly stored with inhabitants.
• The heavens are now seen to resemble a luxuriant garden, which contains the greatest variety of productions, in different flourishing beds.
• I have looked farther into space than ever a human being did before me.
• He broke through the barriers of the skies.
• ... finding that in [the Moon] there is a provision of light and heat; also in appearance, a soil proper for habitation…
• That planet has a considerable but moderate atmosphere. So that the inhabitants probably enjoy a situation in many respects similar to ours.
• Since stars appear to be suns, and suns, according to the common opinion, are bodies that serve to enlighten, warm, and sustain…
• We see it [the as-yet unseen, probable new planet, Neptune] as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movements have…

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