A discovery of a new vvorld, or, A discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in the moon. With a discourse concerning the probability of a passage thither. Unto which is added, a discourse concerning a new planet, tending to prove, that 'tis probable our earth is one of the planets. In two parts. By John Wilkins, late Lord Bishop of Chester
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- A discovery of a new vvorld, or, A discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in the moon. With a discourse concerning the probability of a passage thither. Unto which is added, a discourse concerning a new planet, tending to prove, that 'tis probable our earth is one of the planets. In two parts. By John Wilkins, late Lord Bishop of Chester
- Discovery of a world in the moone
- Discovery of a new world, or, A discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in the moon; Discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in the moon; Discourse concerning a new world & another planet in 2 bookes; Discourse concerning a new planet
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London : printed by T[homas]. M[oore]. & J[ohn]. A[shburne]. for John Gillibrand at the Golden-Ball in St. Pauls Church-Yard, M DC LXXX IV. [1684]
The fourth edition corrected and amended.; ..
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- 1684
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- R1155
- Grub Street ID
- 59823
- Description
- [16], 66 [i.e. 96], 93-187, [1]; [8], 184 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 8°.
- Note
- With an added engraved title page (A1): A discourse concerning a new world & another planet in 2 bookes. London, printed for Iohn Gellibrand at the Golden ball in St. Paul's Church yard 1683
Printers' names from Wing CD
An expanded version of "The discovery of a world in the moone", originally published in 1638 (STC 25640)
First p. 96 misnumbered 66
"A discourse concerning a new planet" has separate pagination, register, and dated title page with imprint "printed by J.D. for John Gellibrand".