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# Title: Leibnitii Protogaea. Concept und Collectanea dazu, nebst einer von Leibniz corrigierten Reinschrift. (shelfmarks Ms XXIII, 23a; MS XXIII, 23a)
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Naturae super in Schisto lapide ars aerosas piscium formas
exhibentis.. Nimirum in sapona Islebia saxonis
qpido ditions Manstelliea ditionis apido, non nalia magis e quam
Maltuil Lastra erta votissiao, et nuper  prope nostram
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vocane,
in eo crebea visuntur varae piscium forma
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as fcsois si temmateriam  sernistes
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msisnte et Layae
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est ab utraque parte piscis imagine sed diversa signatum
ub ichthgo porhas aliqui indigesa ut. Nec alia
qis minera facilius igni paret quam quae ardosio
contirre elique vera et pet numuro peridentium
sa perdens et iec enegra. Sub terra nigr a
sub teria aperta rupes seu vena ipsa
dua pec  nam
Reperiuntur in Pargillatea
proxima tarisine
ubi ferra suprema ntensis, et
oll strata
rupes perfortae ardos varia ar
Isebia tlebis ocrrunt se dota arifera, sed viera
vola ima duo ignem merentur sed iman tantuu posces
habet, solumque cum proximo sumiriore ignem meretur
sed iclulatat in uno pilces, idque prae caeteris
ignem meretur crassitios seate , strati
ad sedecim pollices, sa iioterdum contrahitur st
in timnem laminam, velut cultelli, sd ad tanto
ditior  es in  auqualis massa est+
Nullaaeris minera facilius fufori paret, vid
ips Habui ipse magilem, percam, aetiscum
petrae insculitos. Paulo ante erutus erat ingens lucius doto
flexo corpore ore aperto, quasi sic deprehensus
vions gorgonia viohrignisset isi et marini generis, hollas raja, halex et
hus aliquando cip auraeanta decussatum.
on lampetra et haec aliquandihalece decussata
Hic conesa siman speradrae confugiunt
vibus
Quant
tcatera
vel Archite labricel antmalilem
ru dentes os animalium,  conchylia serpentes
pocis
Jeania
ictionis in sansam memorabili Naturae opet , quo vid
ta
tac quace imitatam volunt, piscium
Etlopiu meempta
tnuqueu pobitato firmant, ne
quisi sciliret sib persondeat, laesus naturae
clanimalis
anties eo argumento premuntu catutrulle tantum adumbrationetm est
spolii extra animal nasci poqundo fatendi
ia piscium delinea
id nostros lapides provoequnulos ordem patendum
tioni nihil diligentae P omam  diligentiam
sequeri adjici posse Inde in Historiolas expa
tiantur pyrrhi achatem, cum novem, M usis,
in quo Apolio cum Muic, Agno
em Caput s
ta
ipsam
Nam plerumque  genus agnoscas primo obtutu, capul
neque unquam summetriam a symmetria abit
anvetse
rii
cutiuntur ita nimia similitudo frequentiaque
ita nias A probatio in contrarium
olterde
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eodem tace
valece. Tanta piscium secum veris non perige
venrentia est tanta et frequen ori spsquamu ips
lej frequettra est i eodeh eanta cum veris con-
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minutias usue xpressis tanta rem siequentia
in eodeim loco
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xemplo nostro tempore
duo, in Rheuum Electores fratres
simul dedit
Hneque ulla aeris minera
jacitius teri parei
curissime lapidis
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audunt venam
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