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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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 ut saxi naturam
contemplarer accuratius; jussi
Frusta quaedam abrumpi, quae dou
per otium examinarem. Ea con-
siderans reperi spathi esse genus,
non dissimile nostro fodinarum,
in quo et cavernulae, ingemmatura
quadam circum quaque obductae,
Luemadmodum jam supra nota
tum est. Illud vero memoratu
dignum visum est, saxum saxo
inclusum, quod manifeste ter-
minabatur crusta tenui obscure
flavescente, qualis a recenti aquae
illapsa lapidi inducitur, cui
deinde circumdatum erat novo
conteatu aliuo saxum, plane
geminum priori. Ut appareant
velut periodi, quales in arbori.
bas annos definuunt (: Slinius
pectines vocat:inter quiescente
scilicet natura, et post per no-
vam illuviem opus resumente
Sed maxime delec tavit uni fru-
sto, quod me vidente volenteque
in antro abruptum erat, in-
clusa pars ossis, tentura, su
perficiei solio et colore, denique
et guotu prorsus suo; ut abari-
mali fuisse nemo spectator
dubitare possit. Spithamae habet