Mathematical Collections and Translations: The First Tome

Mathematical Collections and Translations: The First Tome

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To the most Serene Grand DUKE OF TUSCANY.

To the Noble and most perfectly Accomplished S^{t.} JOHN DENHAM Knight of the Noble Order of the BATH, And Surveyor General of his Ma^{ties} Works, &c.

THE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION.

CONTENTS of the FIRST TOME.

GALILÆUS Galilæus Lyncæus, HIS SYSTEME OF THE WORLD.
  The First Dialogue.
  The Second Dialogue.
  The Third Dialogue.
  The Fourth Dialogue.

THE Ancient and Modern DOCTRINE OF Holy Fathers, AND Iudicious Divines,

A TABLE Of the most Observable PERSONS and MATTERS Mentioned in the FIRST PART Of The First Tome.

MATHEMATICAL COLLECTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: THE SECOND TOME.

THE AUTHOURS EPISTLE TO Pope URBAN VIII.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE Authour and Work.

OF THE MENSURATION OF Running Waters.
LIB. I.
Lib. II.

A CONSIDERATION Upon the DRAINING OF THE Pontine Fenns.

A TABLE Of the most observable matters in this Treatise of the MENSURATION of RUNNING WATERS.

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GALILÆUS Galilæus Lyncæus, HIS SYSTEME OF THE WORLD.

The Third Dialogue.

INTERLOCVTORS.SALVIATUS, SAGREDUS, and SIMPLICIUS.

SAGR. The great desire wherewith I have expected your coming, that I might hear the novel conceits touching the annual conversion of this our Globe, hath made me think the houres of the last night, and those of this morning very tedious, although I spent them not idly, but lying awake I imployed a good part thereof in ruminating upon our yesterdayes discourses, weighing the reasons alledged by both parties, in favour of the two contrary Hypotheses, that of Aristotle and Ptolomy, and this of Aristarchus, and Copernicus. And really methinks, that which ever of these parties have been deceived, they are worthy of excuse, so specious and valid in appearance are the reasons that may have perswaded them either way; though neverthelesse we Ii do

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