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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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igne moomitam ex Syrila Goslariae ter
tium usto exudasse in summo, jam Georgius
agncola natavit. Un do prona suspicio
est, quod exiguis speciminibus nos huimnus
naturam magnis operibus executam; cui
montes sunt pro Alembicis, Y’alcani pro
furnis. Nuripiumentum, quod in Turcica
ditione copiose eruitur, alii arte tentant
et Rubram Sandlaracam ex propni gene-
etiamS
ris minera educendam sulphure et Ars
nivo id est cobalti fumo imitari licet
Poismuthum autem nihul aliud quam ejus:
dom cobalti regutum seu corpus esse
scimus, fortaise et a natura alicubi eti-
quatuom.
Ex Aanpigmento viignis attollitur
rabini quoddam seu carbuneuti gonus.
quidem
fragitius nativo, sed nos nec tam ma:
gnos actribere ignes possumus, nectam
diutunes quam valeanus hypogaus
uii fortasse fusa atiquando vix soculorum
refrigeratione insuruore. constat autem
facitius frangi, quae promtius constitero
subita extinctiono caloris. Uneo nescio
an omnis gemmarum origo ab aquas
ut vulgo sibi persvadent certé qui
quaedam rudimenta gemmurum, fluores
appellarunt (qualis ille est carulous
quo phosphorus smaragdinus paratur
qui hausto tantum calore luiet) fusionem
se
in mente habuere. Verisirmum, fateor
un
an