Archimedes Texts

SAGR. The great desire wherewith I have expected
your coming, that I might hear the novel
conceits touching the annual conversi
on of this our Globe, hath made me
think the houres of the last night, and
those of this morning very tedious, al
though I spent them not idly, but lying
awake I imployed a good part thereof in
ruminating upon our yesterdayes discour
ses, weighing the reasons alledged by both parties, in favour of
the two contrary Hypotheses, that of Aristotle and Ptolomy, and
this of Aristarchus, and Copernicus. And really methinks, that
which ever of these parties have been deceived, they are worthy of
excuse, so specious and valid in appearance are the reasons that
may have perswaded them either way; though neverthelesse we