| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...ingenious 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 Habitable World in the Moon ; with a Discourse concerning the Probability of a Passage thither. In this ingenious but fantastical... | |
| William Whewell - Science - 1858 - 580 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 habitable World in the Moon ; with a Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither. The latter part of his subject... | |
| New York historical society libr - 1859 - 676 pages
...WILKINS, JOHN. An Eflay towards a Real Character and a Philofophical Language. Fol. Lond., 1668. Difcovcry of a New World ; or, a Difcourfe tending to prove...there may be another Habitable World in the Moon, etc. In Two Parts. Fifth Edition. 8vo. Lond., 1684. WILKINS, JOHN. Memorial againft, Commandant in... | |
| Literature - 1861 - 674 pages
...Wilkins, we 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 Habitable World in the Moon : with a Discourse concerning the Possibility of a Passage thither. This idea of the moon being inhabited... | |
| Bibliography - 1862 - 396 pages
...Strafburg, 1567. el. 50. 70 WILKINS, (JOHN) The Mathematical and Philofophical Works of — containing I. The Difcovery of a New World ; or a Difcourfe tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another Habitable World in the Moon. II. That 'tis probable our Earth is... | |
| 1862 - 410 pages
...Strafburg, 1567. $1.50. 70 WILKINS, (JOHN) The Mathematical and Philofophical Works of — containing I. The Difcovery of a New World ; or a Difcourfe tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another Habitable 'World in the Moon. II. That 'tis probable our Earth is... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1863 - 668 pages
...Nov. 19, 1672. The work here referred to was probably his "Discovery of a New World; or, a Discourse tending to prove that (it is probable) there may be another habitable world in the Moon ; " which was published anonymously in 1640. — Ens. he pretends to haue the perpetuall motion, &... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1863 - 696 pages
...Nov. 19, 1672. The work here referred to was probably his "Discovery of a New World; or, a Discourse tending to prove that (it is probable) there may be another habitable world in the Moon;" which was published anonymously in 1640. — KDS. he pretends to haue the perpetuall motion, & the... | |
| Golden words - 1863 - 414 pages
...contents of 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 habitable World in the Moon ; with a Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage thither," &c. He wrote also "An Essay towards... | |
| George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1863 - 848 pages
...ingenious. His first was the famous piece entitled, ' 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.' This was a juvenile production,... | |
| |