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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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alchsts
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desectam
nominaro
gergenta
reon a
talseo:
anci
dem oxidi
vrofandi.
nemorata
an in
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ruptis ter-
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emus
egregius
Huic imaedificatum veterem urbem, sub
versam irruptione barboorum atque ab eo
tempore terreni molom pluviis torrenti
busq crevisse. Scimus Koee nune in san
theon Agrippae descendi in quod olim gra
dibus aliquot ascendaebatur; remota non
ita pridem terra, ut ima columnarum
deteyerentur. Soquilejae ausio plus se:
mel alternantes cum terra muinasce
prehendi, quasi facie urbis toties mutata
Sed aquae satientis quod diximus Muti.
nense miracutum maius negotium faces.
sit, qui fluminis labentis impetu ea-
pelli suspicantur non sutis atlendunt
fnte
quanta vi opus sit ad fonte
in altitudinem septuagnta pedum Multo
varticet necesiana velocitate quam
acquireret
lapis requirenet lapsus exaltitudine
eadem. Et si tantur esset cursus per-
nicitas, non utique sursum verteret directi
nem praeterea glarea arenisque manife
ote impecitur, Murmur corte non statim
a cursu aquie est, sed quaticunqu ftuctua
tione circa locum profundum et cuvum
Et quanquum exonerari agrum non dubi
tom subterrancis exitibus, lonté tamen
fieri credendum est, nullo alias his Proptus
lacio pro tanta latitusine ac celoritate
suffecturo. Iaq non viseo quid aliuc
Duixino monte tegi ingentemlatu
rostet quam ingentem lacum viaine
in
hane mante legi, hunc antiquissimis temponbu
hunc antiquissismis
ad locum urbis pervonisse, ubi glureae