the Planetary Worlds.
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Book I.
cate it to. I could wiſh indeed that all the World might not be my Judges, but that I might chuſe my Readers, Men like you, not ignorant in Aſtronomy and true Philoſophy; for with ſuch I might promiſe my ſelf a favourable hearing, and not need to make an Apology for daring to vent any thing new to the World. But becauſe I am aware what weak Hands it’s likely to fall into, and what a ſevere Sentence I May expect from thoſe whoſe Ignorance or Zeal is too great; it may
be worth the while to guard my ſelf beforehand againſt the Aſſaults of
thoſe fort of People.
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