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# Title: Leibnitii Protogaea. Abschrift der Protogaea von Eccard revidirt, unter dem Titel: De ortu et antiquissimo statu rerum naturalium in regionibus Brunsvico-Luneburgensibus Dissertatio (shelfmark Ms XXIII, 23b)
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Dubitabis: neque enim refu-
giunt caamen, ut ludiera
illa in marmaribus imita
menta hominum aut domo-
rum, quae ex longinquo specta
re oportet, ut similia cre-
dantur. Analysis diligentior
ostendet, non rupea minus
quam litoralia restacea eodem
teaturae genere eaquibus dam
crustis, et silamentis, et velut
suturis consintere, et in cellulas
distinqui; in aceto quoque dissol
vi, s quoties scilicet a lapidea
materia magis tecta quam
peneirata sunt) et aliquando
margaritas intus repertas,
animalque ipsum in sua
concha saxi succo, quasi
balsamo conditum. Postremo
prope Volaterram. Susciae, et
prope shegium Calabriae ma-
nifestae cochleae nihil omni-
no mutationis praeferentes;
reperta sunt in terrae stra
tis sine ulla petrificatio-
ne ) Quemadmodum et ani.
malium splolia apud nos
et limo eruuntur in antro
prope. Scharz seldam, quod apuo
incolas a Sigmais denominatur (x).
Nulla ergo ratio est, cur non
(X) Neturali etiam situ et nil mutata conchylia, minora et majora generi diversi non sine
Aupore in litore Leinae fluminis prae rupto ad enparium oppidlum animadvertes. Simul
XX) Animalium marinorum majonem ossa pregrandia offenduntur etiam in lapidicina tianovera na, et ingensos senna
armi nuves in effossione eanalis aerrenhusani detertum est. Integrum arimal marinum tieae detertum a
sed spaesim saltem, una cum fragminibus coralcrorum, lapidicina Hanoveram continet.