A young English clergyman sets out a chain of propositions: that the Moon is a solid body like the Earth, with mountains, valleys and perhaps seas, and that it may well be inhabited. Wilkins marshals Galileo, Kepler and the ancients, weighs Scripture against the new astronomy, and argues for open inquiry.
A landmark of popular science by a future founder of the Royal Society, fascinating to anyone curious about the Copernican revolution. Download the free EPUB.