 | William Chambers - 1856 - 570 pages
...imagination, and ingenuity. The title is : ' The Discovery of a New Worlde ; or a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another...World in the Moon ; with a Discourse concerning the probability of a Passage thither.' What would have been this worthy philosopher's joy had he lived... | |
 | William Whewell - 1857 - 464 pages
...Discovery of a New World; or, a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be anotfier habitable World in the Moon; with a Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither. The latter part of his subject was, of course, an obvious mark for the sneers and witticisms of critics.... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 582 pages
...twenty-four years old, he published a book entitled The Discovery of a New World ; or, a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another...Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither. The latter part of his subject was, of course, an obvious mark for the sneers and witticisms of eritics.... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 622 pages
...twenty-four years old, he published a book entitled The Discovery of a New World ; or, a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another...Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither. The latter part of his subject was, of course, an obvious mark for the sneers and witticisms of critics.... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pages
...performance, appeared in 1638, and is entitled, The Discovery of a New World : or a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another...World in the Moon ; with a Discourse concerning the Probability of a Passage thither. In this ingenious but fantastical treatise, he supports the proposition,... | |
 | 1861 - 674 pages
...begin with a work published in 1638, entitled A Discovery of a New World j or, a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another...Discourse concerning the Possibility of a Passage thither. This idea of the moon being inhabited was not then new, and has not quite passed out of date. While... | |
 | Golden words - 1863 - 414 pages
...which may be inferred from their titles : eg, "The Discovery of a new World; or, a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another...concerning the possibility of a passage thither," &c. He wrote also "An Essay towards a real Character and a Philosophical Language," as well as several... | |
 | John W. Thomas - 1867 - 172 pages
...book entitled " The Discovery of a New World : with a discourse tending to prove that it is possible there may be another habitable world in the moon,...concerning the possibility of a passage thither." In this treatise he insists on the important results of a commercial intercourse with the lunar inhabitants.... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1867 - 550 pages
...Wilkins are: — 1. Discocery of a New World: or a discourse tending to prone that it is probable that there may be another habitable World in the Moon;...discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither. Published in 1638. 2. An Essay towards a Real Charaeter and a Philosophical Language, printed by order... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1870 - 554 pages
...Wilkins are: — 1. Discovery of a New World: or rt discourse tending to prove that it i ? probable that there may be another habitable World in the Moon; with a discourse concerning the possibility of a passayt \}iither. Published in 1638. 2. An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language,... | |
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The Discovery of a New World ; or, a Discourse tending to prove that it is probable there may be another habitable World in the Moon ; with a Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither. 
