human
and the
gpt
--the supposed
human
--of the heavens, arched over the said surface. Now, Mr. Proctor, you picture the surface on which we live in exact accordance with your verbal description. And what is that description? We shall scarcely be believed when we say that we give it just as it stands:
gpt
The level of the surface on which we live. And, that there may be no mistake about the meaning of the word
human
we remind you that your diagram proves that the level that you mean is the level of the mechanic, a plane surface, and not the
gpt
of the astronomer, which is a convex surface! In short, your description of the Earth is exactly what you say it