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A Plain and Familiar Introduction to the Newtonian Philosophy
A Plain and Familiar Introduction to the Newtonian Philosophy Author:Benjamin Martin Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Section IV. Of the various Systems of the World. 'The Copernican or Solar System proved to be the only true one. The fame explained at large. The Difpofition,... more » Number, Magnitudes, Motion, and Diftances, of the Heavenly Bodies. The Nature of Day and Night; the Viciffitude of the Seasons ; the Nature of Eclipses ; the Theory of Comets ; all illuftrated by a curious, Orrery, Planetarium, and Co- METAR1UM. i.'"PUB Subjea of this Sedion will be -- to explain the true Syftem of the World, as it has been lately difcover'd and demonftrated by the great Sir Isaac NewTon. By the Syftem of the World is meant the Number, Difpofition, and Order of the Heavenly Bodies, both among themfelves, and with Relpect to one central Body, about which the Motions of the Others are per- form'd, and by whofe Power and Influence they are govern'd and regulated. "he great Queftion in all Ages has whether the Earth or the Sun be the of the planetary Motions ; the Vulgar literate Part of Mankind declare for rmer ; But all the fkilful and learned nly aflert the Latter, but can eafily and demonftrate the fame; Our , indeed, reprefent the Earth the lar- f all Bodies, and at Reft; and the Hea- Bodies fmall, and in Motion about it; teafon, Learning, and Experience all us the Contrary; and at the fame time us that nothing can be more falacious our common Senfations of Motion, nitude, and Diftances of Bodies. This vulgar Hypothefis of the Earth's the Center of the Syftem was taught in Times by an Egyptian Philofopher Ptolomy, and from him it is called tolomaic Syftem. That which afferts sun. to be the Center is for that Reafoa ed the Solar Syftem ; and becaufe it was t taught by the School of Pythagoras, 1 when loft for many AgeSj was at laft 'ived by Copernicus; and laft of all de- jnftrated and accounted ...« less