 I fancy they have no memory at all, like most of the negroes, that they make no reflections; and what they do is by sudden starts, and perfect haphazard. In short, Mercury is the bedlam of the universe; the Sun appears to them much greater than it does...  Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds - Page 85by M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier) - 1803 - 150 pagesFull view - About this book
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...negroes ; that they make no reflections, and what they do is by sudden starts, and perfect haphazard ; in short, Mercury is the Bedlam of the Universe. The Sun appears to them much greater than it does to us, because they are much nearer to it than we ; it sends them... | |
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