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of Atronomy, when the Earth was firt aerted to be Spherical, and to be urrounded with Air, even then there were ome Men o bold as to affirm, there were an innumerable Company of Worlds in the Stars. But later Authors, uch as Cardinal Cuʃanus, Brunus, Kepler, (and if we farther may believe him, Tycho was of that opinion too) have furnihed the Planets with Inhabitants. Nay, Cuʃanusand Brunus have allowed the Sun and fixed Stars theirs too. But this was the utmot of their Boldnes; nor has the ingenious French Author of the Dialogues about the Plurality of Worlds carried this Matter any farther. Only ome of them have coined ome Stories of the Men in the Moon, jut as probable as Lucian’s true Hitory; among which I mut count Kepler’s, which he has diverted us with in his Atronomical Dream. But a while ago thinking omewhat eriouly of this matter (not that I count my elf quicker-fighted than thoe great Men, but that I had the Happines to live after mot