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1 XIII| taught mankind that the sun was greater than Peloponnesus, 2 XIV | observe farther, that the sun, which in France is said 3 XIV | asserts that it comes from the sun in six minutes and a half. 4 XV | planets are carried round the sun: they also have created 5 XV | carries the planets round the sun, as well as the other which 6 XV | the moon gravitate on the sun which is the centre of their 7 XV | to gravitate towards the sun, in like manner as the moon 8 XV | towards the moon; and that the sun gravitates towards both. 9 XV | globes are attracted by the sun, which is reciprocally attracted 10 XV | of use to show that the sun (the centre of the planetary 11 XV | matter contained in the sun and in every planet; and 12 XV | combined with the action of the sun, exhibit a sensible reason 13 XV | move in the sphere of the sun's activity, and that they 14 XV | descended so near to the sun, as to come within a sixth 15 XV | the several particles the sun has detached from the comets, 16 XVI | necessary effect of the sun and rain. Descartes gained 17 XVI | projected forward by the sun, in order to be put in action, 18 XVI | certainly darted by the sun; in fine, that light is 19 XVI | is transmitted from the sun to the earth in about seven 20 XVII| which carries it round the sun from west to east in the 21 XVII| star. Hence it is that the sun, instead of being in that 22 XVII| this age we say that the sun is in the Ram in the spring, 23 XVII| condescension that we say that the sun turns round.~Hipparchus