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Rh have been ignorant till of the Magnitude and Figure of the Earth, or that there was uch a Place as America. We hould not have known that the Moon is inlightned by the Sun’s Rays, nor what the Caues of the Eclipes of each of them are, nor a multitude of other Things brought to light by the kate Dicoveries in Atronomy. For what can a Man imagine more abtrue, or les likely to be known, that what is now as clear as the Sun? Whence it follows, that vigorous Indutry, and piercing Wit were given Men to make Advances in the Search of Nature, and there’s no Reaon to put any Stop to uch Enquiries. I mut acknowledge that what I here inteded is not of that Nature as to admit of a certain Knowledge; I can’t pretend to aert any thing as poitively true (for how is it poible) but only to advance a probable Gues, the Truth of which every one is at his own liberty to examine. If any one therefore hall gravely tell me, that I have pent my Time idly in a vain and fruitles quiry