[The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume IV. by Thomas Paine]@TWC D-Link bookThe Writings of Thomas Paine Volume IV. CHAPTER XIV - SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE 4/4
By this easy progression of ideas, the immensity of space will appear to us to be filled with systems of worlds; and that no part of space lies at waste, any more than any part of our globe of earth and water is left unoccupied. Having thus endeavoured to convey, in a familiar and easy manner, some idea of the structure of the universe, I return to explain what I before alluded to, namely, the great benefits arising to man in consequence of the Creator having made a Plurality of worlds, such as our system is, consisting of a central Sun and six worlds, besides satellites, in preference to that of creating one world only of a vast extent..
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