Kircher: Iter Exstaticum Coeleste (1660)

DIALOGUE I.

CHAPTER I. On the cause and origin of this little Work. 61

PRELUDE ON THE MOON. 63
§. I. On the various phases of the Moon, and its spots, both new and
ancient. ibid.
§. II. What the ancient and new spots on the Moon actually are. 66
§. III. On the Moon's atmosphere, and its great dominion over
sublunary original: "sublunaria" - things beneath the moon, specifically the moist elements of Earth moisture. 69
§. IV. On the nature and structure of the Moon. 70

CHAPTER II. On the Journey to the Moon. Contains XVI Scholia explanatory notes or commentaries in
which are discussed: the annular eclipse of the Sun as seen by one elevated
above the Earth; the total eclipse of the same as seen by one situated on
the Earth; the portion of the Earth seen by an eye placed at various distances above
it; the face of the Earth seen from a high place in the aerial region; on
the earthly paradise, whether it still exists; whether there are humans, ani-
mals, or plants on the Moon, or on other planets and stars; whether above
the air, and below the hollow of the Moon, there is fire; on the phases of the Earth
viewed from the Moon; on the days and nights of those living on the Moon; on
the center of the Moon, and of other planets, etc. 72. & following.

PRELUDE ON VENUS. 129
§. I. On the ancient phenomena of Venus. 130
§. II. On the new phenomenon of Venus, and its place and motion in the
liquid heaven original: "coelo liquido" - a reference to the theory that the heavens were fluid rather than solid crystalline spheres among the planets. 131
§. III. On the various observations of Astronomers concerning Ve-
nus. 133
§. IV. Other observations, phenomena, and portents of Venus. 136
§. II. On the structure and nature of the globe of Venus. 138

CHAPTER III. On the Journey from the Moon to the globe of Venus. Ha-