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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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instum opusculum eleganti mechanicae pari
ter etnaturalis scientia specimine parat.
Aaditur, berebram cum aquas attingit,
semper vi actam verrus Ferrariam decli-
nare, quasi illuc labentibus subterra a
quis in fluminis modum. Ses hoc minus com
pertum haberi aut potius falrum esse Ra:
mazhinus notarit. Hyeme non fositur
ob molestum patei calorem, quom suasi ut
imposterum thermimetro exploront, ne
forte pro Antipetistasi suffocantis in loco
non pervio aeris natura imponat. Aqua
parissima est, et prae caebens ex fonte
un hauritur
Abyssi, gam vocant Abgosi Naconuna non in-
uceriana.
Jehor) Guteus semel factus, aetemum est
benefiium loci, tanta peronnitate, ut nec
labore hominum exhauriri potuisse com
pertum sit; quanquam sape tentatum
constet; impuurius aliquando fluente aqua,
dum forte imum putei esmale foratum
ubi tamennon
aut postea oppletum est ubi atudre.
medium habetur aut requintur, quam ut
demissa per medias aquas terebra repe:
tat officium.
De Terrae stratis non difficilis coniectu:
ra est primae glarea ex altionbus locis in
fusam aliquando argillam: huic fortasie
aransineta et palustrem materiam cum
arboribus super increvisse, diuturno tem.
foris intervallo Movo doinde maximo im
petu immensam argilla vim asvectam.
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