After the Moon, I frequently observed other heavenly bodies, both fixed stars and planets, with incredible delight; and, when I saw their very great number, I began to consider about a method by which I might be able to measure their distances apart, and at length I found one.
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- The Sidereal Messenger; English translation: Edward Stafford Carlos (1880 translation) (1610)
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