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While looking for possible matches to Kant's "a priori" proof I came across
an astronomical planetary reference to the number 17.
(search for 'seventeen')
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/kant2e.htm Regards, Dana Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Teague" <rteague@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 7:21 PM Subject: Re: VMs: RE: Re: Kircher's Moon > Bruce Grant wrote: > > > I seem to remember reading somewhere that Kant also had an "a priori" > proof > > that there could only be seven planets - does anyone know if that is true? > > I looked in some of my astronomy books, but found no mention of such > a proof. > > In any case, Kant is far too late for the Voynich. > > (I can never see the name Immanuel Kant without thinking of the > Monty Python "Philosopher's Drinking Song".) > > Robert > > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxx with a body saying: > unsubscribe vms-list > |