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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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FEt velim Microscopia ad inquisitionem
adhiberi, quibus tantum praestitit sagax
Leerenhoekii Delphensis diligentia
t
qu
saepe indigner hamanae ignaviae
paratam scientia possessieuli
quae aperire oculos, et in
paratam scientia possessionem
Ingredi non dignatur. Nam ssuperemus
jam passim ille imitatores haberet
deberet
vaporem erssiose qui flamma ad lucer–
nconcepta operario; faesé cmbussie
Illad quoque dignum momoratu Bufones ali:
doreperinm profundissimis puteis ipsa
vivos quidem sed adeo stupentes
multorum monsium spatio vix locum
uoasse deprehenuantur.
De Daumanni antro, quod millibus
aliquoe abest a fosimis, mox rursus erit
dicendi locus. Nunc illue absolvamus; ut
quaedam igni soli, alia sosi motui aquarum
 sedinuentis
oerdiis aut potius pedimentis dobentur
ita interdum caloris, et aqua ojunctas
aligubi
operas requiri; Aticabi variantibus causis
ambiguum rudicium esse nam sermus quae-
dam haberi ex solvente pracipitatam non
praecipitari non
0
et
pulveris sed metalli iam sui forma, quasi
fusionis initamento subsideretaceo
anciptis consilii est de rerum genera
honibus ex valtu externo promentiare.
Atbente omnia excutienda sunt, ut con-
quid aguis tantum, quid calon tan-
sum, quid utriue tribuondum; utrum sicco
rem
opere fusro aut subtimatio opus perege.
Ant, an hremidi solventis interventu,
placpitatio aut crystallismus dominentur.
quando crystallos subtimationibus, fvio
nem praecixitanso supplori dictum es tF
Sed illustriora omnia exemplo -
etunt inquisitionis in memorabile apus nos